It's Never too Late

I have always heard of girls doing this and always missed the sleepovers where it happened. Last week, Lauren and I had a sleepover with our small group girls and i FINALLY got to experience an in-home ear piercing. It went as follows:


1. Numb the ear with two ice cubes for 30 minutes. (Apparently this is the worst part but most crucial. makes sense...)

2. Place a dot on the desired location of new ear piercing. Choose wisely. There was also a lot of freaking out in this step, however, I don't know if that is necessary. So step 2 has an optional panic attack by both the piercer and the piercee:

3. This step is a team effort. You need a brave subject (TJ), an even braver piercer (Anne), a cool mom (Barbs), a hair holder-backer (Krista), a hand holder (Lauren), a photographer that can barely keep it together (me), and an encourager of all parties (Sadye) that simultaneously blocks the photographer who can't keep it together due to the shock of a needle being shoved through cartilage before her vcery eyes (i mean, forgive me!!):

Now they are talking tattoos. Hopefully no post to follow.