god you guys, i can’t tell you how i excited i am to finally have this tattoo. its so simple but means so much. i can’t stop staring at it. add on to everything, it was done by an apprentice (the husband of a girl i’ve known since 7th grade) & he did such a good job for only having done a few tattoos before me. i’ll be having him put minnesota on my other arm before his apprenticeship is over!