This week I find myself writing from a hotel room in San Antonio. Between the stresses of last minute bridesmaid preparation for my brother’s wedding, and attempting to see old friends from when I lived here four or so years ago, I’ve been trying to figure out what to write about. I realized since the wireless connection in our hotel room isn’t working that I wasn’t going to be able to cite any online sources and my best bet would be to write about something I know well.
Sometimes it’s hard to me to see my brother as an adult, with a daughter and fiancé. We’ve always been close and I still see him as a goofy as ever. I was most anxious for our trip to see my brother, Aaron, and niece, Marley, who I haven’t seen since my graduation this summer. Last time I saw my brother he had one tattoo, now, he has two. The other night while we were visiting him and his family at their apartment, he surprised us by showing us his newest piece of body art. He got the name “Laura” tattooed on his chest. Laura, is my soon to be sister-in-law. Aaron stole this idea from my dad who has my mom’s name tattooed on his “heart.” Usually I wouldn’t advise getting a name tattoo because in today’s society it is hard to determine what will last. Personally, I don’t think we’ll have a problem with these two. My brother’s first tattoo was a firebird, which can be seen in one of my previous blogs. I was joking with my younger sister and told her she needed to get a flamingo tattoo, to keep the family tradition going.
Today, I was greeted at my brother’s apartment by not only him but a few of his friends. His friends are also like siblings to me, so it was nice to see them. One of them, Josh, was there to rehearse a Bob Dylan song he’s singing at the wedding. While he playing his guitar I noticed he has several interesting tattoos that I found worth writing about.
He has a Star of David on his right arm and a “Coexist” tattoo on his left forearm. The C of the tattoo was made from a Muslim crescent, the X was made of a Star of David, and the T was a cross. He explained that it represents the three different religions that “coexist” in our world. He also shared with me another idea he has for a tattoo, a flamingo holding a rose. It sounds random but there's actually meaning to it. His last name is "Garza," which he said stands for a flamingo, at least on the mexican bingo cards. His mother's maiden name is "Flores," spanish for flower.
Lately with everything that’s been going on, I haven’t had much time to spend with my brother. My mom suggested that perhaps this weekend I could go with him to get my tattoo shaded, since he seems to know of a few places. I’m still not sure if I’m up to the idea but it’s something in the back of my mind.
Sometimes it’s hard to me to see my brother as an adult, with a daughter and fiancé. We’ve always been close and I still see him as a goofy as ever. I was most anxious for our trip to see my brother, Aaron, and niece, Marley, who I haven’t seen since my graduation this summer. Last time I saw my brother he had one tattoo, now, he has two. The other night while we were visiting him and his family at their apartment, he surprised us by showing us his newest piece of body art. He got the name “Laura” tattooed on his chest. Laura, is my soon to be sister-in-law. Aaron stole this idea from my dad who has my mom’s name tattooed on his “heart.” Usually I wouldn’t advise getting a name tattoo because in today’s society it is hard to determine what will last. Personally, I don’t think we’ll have a problem with these two. My brother’s first tattoo was a firebird, which can be seen in one of my previous blogs. I was joking with my younger sister and told her she needed to get a flamingo tattoo, to keep the family tradition going.
Today, I was greeted at my brother’s apartment by not only him but a few of his friends. His friends are also like siblings to me, so it was nice to see them. One of them, Josh, was there to rehearse a Bob Dylan song he’s singing at the wedding. While he playing his guitar I noticed he has several interesting tattoos that I found worth writing about.
He has a Star of David on his right arm and a “Coexist” tattoo on his left forearm. The C of the tattoo was made from a Muslim crescent, the X was made of a Star of David, and the T was a cross. He explained that it represents the three different religions that “coexist” in our world. He also shared with me another idea he has for a tattoo, a flamingo holding a rose. It sounds random but there's actually meaning to it. His last name is "Garza," which he said stands for a flamingo, at least on the mexican bingo cards. His mother's maiden name is "Flores," spanish for flower.Lately with everything that’s been going on, I haven’t had much time to spend with my brother. My mom suggested that perhaps this weekend I could go with him to get my tattoo shaded, since he seems to know of a few places. I’m still not sure if I’m up to the idea but it’s something in the back of my mind.
2 comments:
Thanks for the great writing and additional picture of the "Coexist" tattoo. I think that's a fabulous message, and a very creative piece of art.
I'm glad you had a good time at the wedding...man, can those be stressful occasions. Hopefully writing about it made it a bit smoother?
That's actually MY tattoo and you got that picture off my blog...http://denisesaxon.blogspot.com/2006/07/my-coexist-tattoofinally.html
I got the design from a bumper sticker I bought off Ebay and I had Capt. Jack's Tattoos in Portland, OR come up with the color scheme. Not sure why you have my picture claimed as somebody else's on your site. I don't mind if anybody copies it or I never would have posted it...it gets about 100 hits per month and I'm sure a lot of people have the same one. Just wanted to make sure the right people get the credit for that particular piece of work.
Denise
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