Well, SOMEBODY got a tattoo…….

But it wasn’t me!!!

It was Jason!!! He already had tattoos.. One is a really cool crest, and the other is a Chinese symbol for “peace”… Which also happens to mean “cheap” in Japanese. HA! So, needless to say, that second tattoo is a choice he has grown to regret, so he decided to finally cover it up with something that is actually meaningful to him. He ended up picking a fleur-de-lis, which is widely considered the symbol of Louisiana (where he’s from), and this particular fleur-de-lis is actually taken from the back of the Katrina memorial in New Orleans.

Let me just take this time to say I am not generally a fan of tattoos, and if I had known Jason had tattoos he probably never would have gotten a first date, haha! But I am glad I was able to see through my prejudices Of course you KNOW I had to get some photos of the experience….

The stencil/sketch of the fleur-de-lis over the symbol.. I cannot believe they were able to cover it up!

Jason’s tat artist Billy Jack Gunter of Artistic Encounter, hard at work!

Getting cleaned up..

The finished work

My favorite.. Pain Panda during the tattoo process, admiring his new ink, and Excited Panda afterwards!!

Yikes.. I am in pain just looking at that. But not as much pain as Jason is right now!!!!