Beginning of the Tat...

Woke up at 8:45 this morning.  Dan had pushed our appointment back to noon.  He'd gone out swimming this morning.  lol  I worked some more on putting the dining set together.  The table was easy.  The chairs...FML!  LOL!!!!  I finished the one this morning & started on the 2nd when it was time to go.

We didn't actually START til 12:45.  I was there til 4:30 & we're only half done.  But I couldn't take any more.  The parts on the top of my shoulder were brutal.  haha  So when this heals (couple weeks or so), I'll go back in for the finishing touches.  :-)  I've given him full creative control!  :D  It's soooo cool watching it come to life!  ;-)  I still can't explain the symbolism & what it means to me...I just know it spoke to me the instant I saw it.  ;-)  So here's what got done today:

By 4 pm, I was damn near falling asleep, due to the endorphins flooding my body!!  I didn't start reacting like that until the top part starting hurting so much.  Heh.  So needless to say, when I got home, I didn't do much!  Bud was here when I got here...but only for a moment.  I didn't even wanna eat...I was dragging so bad!  Unloaded the dishwasher...took a bath...I'm laying down now.  Gonna read some before I fall asleep, I think.

I'm hoping I sleep tonight.  The "fire" is already starting in my arm, since the bath.  I know when I got my last big one, it burned like a sonuvabitch ALL night & most of the next day!!  :/  Cross your fingers this one doesn't.  Hoping it won't since it was just mostly line work & not a whole LOT of fill in color!  Eep...haha.