A new look

I promised Scott that if he would get his haircut in March that I would get a tattoo. This was not just a spur of the moment thing, but something I had been thinking about for some time. The design is a combination of two elements. The ichthus, which of course is symbolic of Christ, surrounding 143, which has always been the way that Jan and I have communicated "I Love You" (The number of letters in each word, I-1, Love-4 and You - 3). So after considering it for some time, and four months after I made the commitment to Scott, I decided to go with him on Thursday to see about getting the tattoo. In my mind, this meant that I would find out if they could do it, and when, and how much it would be, etc. At any rate, one hour later, this is what my upper arm looked like.

For those who might be wondering, it really did not hurt that badly, and the worst part so far was sleeping the first night, since it is on my right arm, and I generally sleep on my right side, but even that was like having a bad sunburn.

A Special Day!

Happy Birthday to Mark Mastin and Brittney Hood!! Be sure and tell them to have a very Happy Birthday today. These are two very special people to the Gohring family. Brittney, because of her sense of humor and warm spirit, and Mark, well, what can I say? He is the first man who ever said to me, "I would have loved to run in my underwear with you."

Happy Birthday you two.