Inked.

I decided it was time for a change in  my appearance.

Before I get in too much trouble with my grandmother, I will admit that this is a henna tattoo.  This past week was the Muslim feast of Eid, and many women decorated their hands with henna tattoos for the celebration.  I've gotten henna a few times before.  I think it's really pretty.  Women in Asia, Africa and the Middle East use henna, also known as mehndi, for celebrations like marriages, betrothals and religious feasts.  I decided to celebrate my niece Anna who is 5 months old today!  It seemed quite fitting.  After all, I plan to be her fun, crazy, well travelled auntie, so why not celebrate her birth with something my sister would term "ethnic!"