I have always liked tattoos, even loved it. But it was all from afar, as nobody knew about it, even my closest friends and not even my boyfriend. Maybe I can be considered a closet tattoo lover, if ever there was such a term. All the time that I was secretly loving it, I definitely had visions of one day having one, or perhaps even two or three. This was during my college years, and I was not in a hurry to have it, because even then I was quite sure that it might take a few years but I am definitely going to have my own tattoo. I knew by then that it was going to be a late decision on my part about my tattoo, but I have already accepted that.

The opportunity finally came when I was a few years removed from my college years. At that point I just knew that it was time. I made the decision and then thought that I wanted to tell it to those closest to me. My former boyfriend, who was already my husband by then, already knew of my desire so he was no longer surprised when I told him. The surprise was all in the expression of my friends and family, who did not expect anything like that from me at all. But they accepted my decision though, especially since I made the effort to tell them even though I could have gone on without having to tell them first.

I chose a hummingbird for my first tattoo. When I learned it was considered a love charm, I simply loved the hummingbird tattoo meaning. In my thinking, it was just really nice and I also sort of dedicated it to my husband, for being fine with the fact that I had a tattoo. He even gave me an additional gift after I got inked, a pair of the best cross training shoes for women.