From the Mind of AlphaBetsy

It's Spring!! And life has sprung with a vengeance.   I am not really complaining, but it feels like utter chaos at times.     I was in my very first tribal belly dance performance with the lovely ladies of Sacred Shimmy Belly Dance . It was amazing, and beautiful, and I am truly proud of myself for getting up there and doing it. Seth, my mom, and my sister all came out to root me on and support me.  I got permission to bring along my niece, Moira, as well and it was beautiful to be able to share something I love so much with her. She danced with me during breaks and it was absolutely amazing.           My niece is so amazing and 7 going on 17. She wants to do this again, but next time she wants a skirt and flowers for her hair. I have work to do. Haha.   Last week I got my second Raven tattoo. Hugin has now joined Munin and now I feel a little more complete. Zach did an amazing job, as usu...

Graduation from level one ATS with Sacred Shimmy Belly Dance My new tattoo, Muninn. Huginn is still to come.   Workshop with Paulette Rees-Denis! Hell City Tattoo Festival A taxidermy bat head in a necklace. Bought from a jewelry vendor at hell city. I call him Bertram. My sister, Traci and the amazing Enigma.   Ashville Viking Festival! My husband the viking. Me as a wench showing off my new sheep skin. The gorgeous Abernathy dances while showing off Dark's Valkyrie Helmet. Odin's Orchids She belly dances as a viking long boat   The fabulous Amani Dancer showing off her skills.   More beautiful belly dance Laylia dancer. One of my favorites in the world. Me in my viking garb, borrowing Seth's helmet for a minute.   Beautiful henna'ed tambourine I won in the Ashville silent auction. Me at the zoo on mother's day. Can you see my stegosaurus spiral plugs?  ...

Mother's day this year also was the two year anniversary of my mom's remission from breast cancer. For her mother's day gift my little sister and I went in together to get mom a survivor tattoo. My little sister drew the initial design and had taken it to an artist she had worked with previously and he drew it up for us. Then on Sunday we surprised mom with a trip to the tattoo parlor.  The line drawing. It says 2009-2010 Survivor Mom in the chair with me lurking behind her.  Zach getting to work on the tattoo.  Mom smiling through the pain with me lurking in the background again.  Zach still working away.  Filling in the color.  The tattoo right after the artist finished.  The final product. It's clearer than this I promise, stupid camera phone.  Tomorrow night my mom is joining me to go to a poetry reading that I have to attend for my creative writing class.This Friday my mom, Traci and I are going to ...