Hey All!!

Happy Friday to everyone!  It’s been one of those weeks.  I was even out sick Wednesday to go to the doctor.  I’ve had a cold for the past two weeks and finally got up the nerve to go to the doctor and get a shot.  I just didn’t want to miss work because they have started a new attendance policy and me being such a good employee don’t want to mess things up.  But anyhoo, I feel TONS better now.  So maybe before Thanksgiving, I will be 100% back to normal.

I mentioned yesterday about Halloween, Obama’s win, and etc.  It has just been a crazy month hadn’t it? I’m so looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I’m ready to eat Turkey, Chicken & Dressing, and all of the other good stuff that comes along with Thanksgiving.  After Thanksgiving though, Christmas in Cottonplant is starting.  We are starting on Friday, November 28 this year.  We didn’t start last year until December 1^st, but I just want to tell you.  It is SO much better than last years.  We have got more lights, inflatables, & light shows that you wouldn’t believe.  Even though, I won’t be working at Christmas in Cottonplant during the week, you can bet your bottom I will be there for Friday and Saturday nights.  If you would like to come to this…I have got directions below.

From Tupelo, MS:

Take HWY 78 W to the New Albany/Ripley Exit.  Go North on Hwy 15.  You will go through New Albany.  Keep going north on Hwy 15 and you will pass the Union Co/Tippah Co Line.  Slow down.  It will be a ¼ of a mile.  You will see the lights from the road on the right.

From:  Memphis, TN

There are two ways from Memphis.  You can go down HWY 72.  Just take Poplar Ave to 385.  When you’re on 385 go to Collierville and get off at the Collierville/Corinth, MS exit.  This is hwy 72.  You will go east on 72 for about an hour.  Once you get into Walnut, MS, you will need to slow down.  At the red light on 72, you will turn right.  This is Hwy 15 South.  You will go through the towns of Walnut, Tiplersville, Ripley, & Blue Mountain.  Once you go through Blue Mountain, you will go about 4 or 5 miles.  After you pass the big house on the left.  It’s the next lot on the left.  You will see the house and lights from the road. 

Or you can go down Hwy 78/Lamar Ave.  Just take Hwy 78 towards Birmingham.  Once you get into New Albany.  You will take the New Albany/Ripley exit.  As mentioned in the Tupelo directions.  You will go NORTH ON HWY 15.

From Corinth, MS:

Take HWY 2 to Ripley, MS.  Once in Ripley, at the red light at Hwys 4 & 15, you will go left.  Just take hwy 15 South all the way to Christmas in Cottonplant.

If you have any problems with these directions, you can call this phone # 662-266-1887.  We will be glad to guide you in.

I have been holding out on putting my tree up till after Thanksgiving because they say it’s bad luck to put it up before Thanksgiving, but I can’t stand the wait much longer.  I want to go ahead and put it up now.  I have already bought $40.00 worth of new ornaments and I’m buying some new LED twinkle lights and C7s today.  I will take some pictures when I get it up and post them on here.  I have also been thinking how I’m going to do the outside of the house.  I think I’m going to stick to the same plan as last year.  I have about 20 wreaths and those will go on the porch & everything, but this year I think I’m going to put lighted garlands under the windows & lighted wreaths in front of the house.  Also, flanked on both ends of the house, the most charming Christmas trees made out of clear lights.  Also, I think I’m also going to put clear lights in the shrubs on the side and in front of the house.  I plan to have all that done by December 7^th.  If all goes well.

Well, here’s to a happy weekend.  Hope you have a great one. 

Johnathon

P.S.  I know that I am just babbling in this blog.  There is just so much to say and little time to say it in.  I know I’m jumping all over the place.

Hey everyone!!

Sorry I haven’t blogged in a freakin’ month.  My network wouldn’t let me get onto wordpress.  I apologize.  I hope that everyone has had a glorious October and great November. 

I’m just going to keep this short & sweet today because I am trying to get caught up on my work from yesterday.  I was out sick with all the crud that has been going around.  I went and got a rocephin shot and man those things do wonders.  Wouldn’t it be awesome if one day they do find a cure for the common cold. 

Halloween went off without a hitch.  I didn’t go as Robin Hood as I previously posted, but I went as a Navy sailor.  I thought I looked good.  I’m going as Robin Hood next year for sure.  We had a fantastic party at my friend, Justin’s house.  Me and one of bestest friends, Nilda, decorated all afternoon and we had pumpkins, lights, and spider webs everywhere.  It was really nice and it was nice for the gang to get together.

This weekend, we are throwing a big 30^th birthday bash for my friend Justin.  Him and his new roommate, Mitzi, are in Florida on vacation and will be coming back Saturday afternoon.  We are going to start at O’Charley’s in Tupelo and who knows where we will end up after that. 

Finally, let me talk about the election.  GO OBAMA!!  I will be the first to admit that I did shed a few tears when he won.  It has just been a hard 8 years we’ve had to deal with and now maybe we will get a better country and life out of this.  I hope and I pray that Obama and the new Congress will come together for the good of the United States to better ourselves and make this a more perfect union.

Well, I hope all of you have had a blessed Thursday.  ONLY 2 MORE WEEKS till Thanksgiving.  I can’t wait to get turkey, my grandmother’s chicken & dressing, and some pumpkin pie.  I’m going to get fat as a hog.  LOL

Take care,

Johnathon

Sorry I haven’t blogged lately.  My computer hasn’t let me on wordpress these past several days.  Thanks to all those who sent messages.  I promise I will blog soon about the goings on of my life.  Which, by the way, has been a lot of stuff.  Hope you are having a good week.  I’ve also attached some new Halloween funnies.

haha…this is quite true

After-hours — where you go when the bars are closed and you still haven’t found someone to sleep with.

Baggage — the excuse people use to punish their current boyfriends for things that their past boyfriends have done to them.

Bicurious — gay

Bisexual — gay

Bitter — what all gay men are destined to become. Caused by drama and stress (see below).

Bottom — orientation preferred by 95% of the gay population

Butch — what gay men who don’t think they act gay call themselves. Actual butch men will never need to use this term.

Cuddle — sexual activity in which there is no exchange of bodily fluid.

Drama — an imaginary condition made up by sad, lonely individuals with no real problems in their life who feel the need to drag stable, well-balanced individuals who are trying to make a valuable contribution to society down to their level in hopes of making themselves feel better.

Ex — 1) anyone you’ve slept with more than once.
2) a club drug popular in the late 90’s.

Excedrin — what every gay man should have in his medicine cabinet.

Expiration Dating – Frequent hot sex with someone you know is only in town for a short period of time, and that you know you have no chance of actually dating seriously because they aren’t local.

Gaylights — an unnatural highlighting of the hair that no straight man would be caught dead with.

Gurl — the first word of every sentence. “Gurl, you ’bout ready to go?” or “Gurl, I haven’t had sex in 3 days!”

Gym Bunny — a troll who has realized that his only chance of getting laid is to work out every day.

Hayyy — a greeting. The gayer you are, the more Y’s you put at the end.

Homewrecker — the person who stole your ex

Omaha Diet — unnatural weight loss caused by nonprescription medications. Also known as Jenny Crank.

One Night Stand — a very short-term relationship, the end of which is signified by someone putting on their pants.

Philson Sex — sexual activity in which everybody wants to get off, but nobody does. Enables you to have a one night stand without actually becoming classified as a whore, yet still significantly more intensive than cuddling.

Rough Trade — a one night stand that you will later pretend never happened.

Shot — when you need to get drunker faster

Stress — a non-imaginary condition brought on by the drama of others

Top — see Bottom

Trade — what you bring home from the bar, paid for in services rendered.

Troll – anyone older than you that wants you to go home with them.

Trick — See Trade

Twelve — how old you are if you’re not 21

Universe — the area of space contained within a three-foot diameter of every gay man.

Versatile — glorified Bottom (but will top if absolutely necessary)

A friend sent this to me, and it is hilarious.. I wonder sometimes if this is what society really thinks.. LoL

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Since it was the first day of October.  I thought I would put some Halloween pictures that would make you smile.

Happy Wednesday!!

Sorry I haven’t put anything on my blog the past few days.  SUPER BUSY!!  There’s not a shortage of things to do here at Ashley. Today, I’m trying to reorganize my file room.  Everybody and their brother goes in there and mess it up and with me being a Virgo it just erks the ever living mess out of me. 

I would like to extend my congratulations to my 1^st cousin and his wife, Nick & Katylin on the birth of their new baby girl, Maddolyn Kate “Maddy”.  She was born last night at 8:45 p.m.  She weighed 8 lbs and 2 oz.  My grandmother told me this morning that she is the female version of my cousin Nick.  That is just what the world needs a FEMALE version of Nick.  LOL 

Also, I want to congratulate my sister Ashley and my new brother-in-law Jeff on their marriage.  It was a wonderful wedding.  It was set outdoors in a fall color motif.  I was holding up pretty good until my sister Ashley started crying at the unity candle and of course that my mother, grandmother, & my aunts start crying and I just couldn’t control it.  My sister was one of the most beautiful brides I have ever seen.  I hope they have a wonderful marriage and that it lasts a lifetime.  Below are some pictures from the wedding. 

Well, the 1^st Presidential debate was last Friday and I believe that it went pretty good.  I think both of them done a good job, but I also believe that Barack done a slightly better job.  I think he could have done some things different, but I think in the next two debates he will make up for the performance Friday.  I saw on CNN this morning where the debate did not make any difference in the polls.  On CNN.com, poll of polls, Barack is still leading by 5 points.  I’m quite surprised at that.  I figured with all this financial mess that we’ve had the past week, that it would be a bigger gap than that.  I believe Barack’s plan would be more beneficial than McCain’s plan.  It will help out more of the middle class.  By the way, did you notice that the entire night McCain did not even mention the “middle class” not one time in the debate. I’m not surprised because him or Palin don’t care about the common person.  As for this HUGE, MANUFACTURED financial mess that we are in because of the de-regulation by the Republicans of Wall Street & banking industry,  I think if we don’t do anything that it will get a lot worse.  I believe that if we don’t’ do anything that millions of Americans will loose everything that they put in their 401Ks.  I don’t think it would take 700 billion dollars to do that, but Bush is wanting to make sure that his Wall Street CEO buddies are going to get paid.  I think everything that the Senate will be voting on later in the evening is a step in the right direction.  For instance, raising the FDIC insurance from $100,000 to $250,000 and lowering the alternative minimum tax, but I believe that more can be done.  I’ve still got hope that the United States can pull out of this unseemly mess. 

On a lighter note, my weekend was good.  I didn’t do a whole lot.  Friday, I just stayed at home.  On Saturday, I went to my sister’s wedding & went over to my cousin Nick’s house to play washers.  Sunday, I went to town to buy some groceries & actually went to church with my grandparents.  It was pretty dog gone good. 

Well, the week is half over.  Tonight I’m going to help a couple of my friends move.  Two weeks ago they put their house on the market and they sold it in three days.  So I’m going to help them pack up and move tonight and tomorrow.  Then on Friday, help them unpack at their new house. 

Well, I guess I need to get off of here and get some work done.  Hope y’all all had a great Wednesday and have a great rest of the week.  Love ya all.

Take care!!

Just found out from one of our drivers, Obama is in Mississippi.  They have I-55 South between Batesville & Memphis blocked off.  He should be there around 4:30-5 pm.

Good Luck Obama

I thought I would send a HAPPY since everything else I post on here is so serious!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Just seen on the Associated Press just announced that McCain will be debating tonight at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. 

I’m proud because the State of Mississippi DESERVES this!