Grrr

The "before shot."

The after, ouch, I'm in pain shot. Makes my old tattoo look ghetto.

It has been 10, yes 10 years since I first got the butterfly (thanks Kate), and the whatever stuff. I am so uber happy with this change!! The pain of this tattoo was an 11 (on the scale of 10). Serious pain. Went from feeling like a drill, literally, going through my body, to a razor peeling my skin away. It NEVER hurt this bad at 17. If you want to know how I got a tattoo at 17, ask my sister. Bet she would freak if Ella did that.
I really cannot speak enough about how bad this hurt. Two hours, of the worst pain ever, that I had to pay for. The butterfly took about 45 minutes and the whatever stuff took 45 minutes. I was not prepared for the longevity. My body was shaking because I was trying to hold still for two hours during dumb torture. Needless to say, I am going less needles. ;)

Second reason for the grr is my odd sickness. I rarely get sick once a year, and the first time I wanted to cry and ask mommy to come take care of me. I felt like there were abscesses in the back of my sore sore throat. Two visits to the urgent care and all i needed was nyquil. THIS time felt like allergies. I've never had them, but in Oregon, everyone gets them. So I'm stuffy nosed and sneezy. That was Satuday, and it is Tuesday. Now, I know allergies can last a whole season, but I'm finding cold medicine gives some relief while allergy medicine does nothing. I'm so sick, I once again want to call for mommy. But she had back surgery, so I'm back to being an adult. My head has that earache too. Sheesh, bad cold.

Overall, I've learned you may have less pain tolerance as you reach this stupid thing called "adulthood."