I Miss VegasCon.

I miss VegasCon. I miss everything about it. I miss waking up every morning in the Rio. I miss getting my morning Starbucks at the CONVENTION SIDE Starbucks. I miss making all the treks down the mile long hallways. I miss rocking out Rich and Louden Swain every morning. I miss being surrounded by people in SPN t shirts, various forms of cosplay and endless amounts of plaid. I miss clapping and cheering and listening to and laughing with every single guest on the stage. I miss screaming my lungs out every time the Season 12 renewal was mentioned. I miss referring to guests by their first names and everyone knowing who you're talking about. I miss going to dinner and seeing fellow attendees who you don't know but you know they just came from the con. I miss randomly hearing my name and walking over and hugging complete strangers, except that they're not because they know me online. I miss going to the photo op room, and the anticipation of seeing your ops after they've been printed. I miss hearing Carry On Wayward Son played on loud speakers. I miss wandering around in the vendors room saying "oh that's so cool.". I miss complementing people on their outfits or their ops and them doing it back to me. I miss Jared. I miss the butterflies in my stomach I woke up with on Sunday morning. I miss how happy I was getting ready to go down and start JDAY. I miss the intense nervousness I felt sitting in a room with 19 other people less than a foot away from the chair he would sit in. I miss seeing him for the first time of the weekend. I miss watching him up close and catching all of his mannerisms. I miss him looking into my eyes and giving me full attention, answering me so passionately. I miss the scent of his cologne. I miss his arms around me. I miss my arms around him. I miss him calling me "darlin'", Texas drawl in full effect. I miss him rubbing my arms and making our moment last longer. I miss the insane high I feel after I'm around him. I miss seeing J2 on stage. I miss trying to take every single second in. I miss Rich telling us goodbye. I miss waiting to get to Jared's autograph but also not wanting to make it to that moment because then it would officially be over. I miss standing in front of him, I miss how ""heart eyes" I am around him because I just can't help it. I miss him looking up at me. I miss him almost whispering and winking at me. I miss him blowing me a kiss goodbye. I miss VegasCon.

The Road So Far 2.0: Getting Inked Up

After attending VegasCon 2014 I knew I wanted a Supernatural tattoo. I even decided that weekend that I wanted to get one. Because of the instant connection I had with fans and cast alike and the overwhelming feeling of family. I knew then that it meant more to me than just a TV show. That this story, these characters and this fandom would be a part of me for life. So I wanted to commemorate it with a tattoo.

I thought about the design a lot and while I loved the idea of getting the anti possession symbol and having the same tattoo as Sam and Dean, I also wanted something that represented what the show meant to me and to represent the SPN family.  I'd never  seen a traditional style Supernatural tattoo before but I thought it would be cool, so I came up with the idea of getting the colt which was a perfect symbol of the show with a banner that said "Saving People, Hunting Things" which of course the next line is "The Family Business" which represents my SPN Family.

I got it done by Lea Vendetta at Hart and Huntington (HUNTINGton!) Tattoo in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Which is a GORGEOUS shop by the way! Take a look:

Lea has a really cool way of combining styles and the design she came up with was amazing. It was like a portrait of the colt but still had a traditional feel which I loved. She also took so much time to make sure all the engravings were perfect on the gun and tried out a few different fonts for the banner. We decided on this for the final design and it was perfect.

Then she shrunk it down to fit on my arm and put the stencil on. We let that dry for about 5 minutes and then got started!

First of all I have to point out that Lea was totally awesome. We had great conversation and she got really interested in the show as I was telling her about it. She wanted to see pictures of the boys because I told her "they're nice to look at." And she said she would totally go for Sam which I loved. So she made it an easier process for me. The pain really wasn't that bad. She started with the outline, which only hurt around my wrist and my elbow. Then she went over the banner and the edges of the gun to make it thicker to make it look more traditional.

(And yes, I got tattooed in plaid. What other way is there to do so?)

Then she did the shading which honestly only hurt when she was wiping away the excess ink. 

And then finally she did color! And I will be honest and say this DID start to hurt towards the end because essentially she was tattooing over my skin twice. So it was very raw and stung a lot.

But I made it through in 4 hours and couldn't be happier with the result! It turned out better than I even imagined. And now I have peice of art forever on my body to show my dedication to my favorite TV show, my love for my SPN Family and to always also remind myself to never stop fighting which is what Supernatural is all about for me.❤️