A Little Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
I met Cristina on the R train several weeks back.The weather was just beginning to turn cooler, and I noticed that summer had ended quickly, with no gradual diminishing of tattoo sightings, but a sudden disappearance, like shutting the light switch off in a large, bright room at midnight.
Cristina had this small, unusual tattoo on her foot:
Despite being small, I was curious to learn about this design.
Cristina explained that her husband travels a lot and that, on a whim, they each got sun tattoos while in Dallas. The designs are slightly different.
She told me her husband thought the sun tattoos were perfect for them because, he said, when they're together, he's walking on sunshine.
You can look at that as incredibly corny, incredibly romantic, or a mixture of the two. Cristina acknowledged that when she looks at her tattoo, it reminds her of what her husband said, about walking on sunshine, and that makes her laugh, which makes her happy, which can be a solace when her husband is traveling.
All from a little tattoo!
Thanks to Cristina for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
