It’s finally here – 2014! Time for a new year. Time for a clean slate. Time to let by-gones be by-gones and start out on a fresh start. We stayed up last night at the Hotel Thompson and watched the ball drop on the television, watched the fireworks from the front porch and popped open some bubbly. Don’t tell anyone but mom let me have a sip. Those bubbles tickled my snout – snorts. And as the clock struck midnight, I saw daddy give mommy a huge kiss on the lips. It was like something out of the 60’s movies that we like to watch. He swooped her back, told her he loved her and gave her a huge one. I drew the line when he wanted to do that to me. I just let him shake my hoof.
Every where you are in the world, there are ‘special’ traditions that cultures do for New Years. Here in Georgia, it’s a tradition that for dinner we eat black-eyed peas and turnip greens. It’s a superstition that these items bring good luck and prosperity for the new year. Supposedly, the peas represent copper and the greens represent dollars. The more you eat, the more prosperity you will have. Other places in the south substitute the turnip greens for cabbage. Either way – I love them all 🙂
Now for 2014 Resolutions. This is going to be *THE* year. I just feel it in my miniature pot belly!
All my friends – I wish you all the happiness and prosperity for your New Year. May 2014 bring you everything you wish and desire.
Bacon, Hemi, Mouse Girl, Bashful and the Rock Clan, Journalist Rocky the Squirrel, Mom and Dad
From the Hotel Thompson – much love!!
Oh, and I couldn’t get away without giving all of ya’ll a kiss from the piggy!
Go ahead – I know I’ve been saying it all morning here at the Hotel Thompson. I even woke mommy up to it. Then when mommy called nana, the first thing nana said was *it*. Go ahead – 🙂 snorts – say it!
What day is it ? What day is it ? What day is it ? – IT’S HUMP DAY!
One of my favorite past times at the Hotel Thompson is watching commercials. I just love them! You can find me in my bedroom watching them on my television all of the time. What? Don’t all piggies have a bedroom of their own furnished with cable.. let alone Netflix? Have mercy on their souls if they don’t. *I* can’t live without my luxuries at the Hotel Thompson. Can you imagine ‘me’ without my laptop or iPad. How would I ever keep in touch with my cyber friends? But, that’s probably a posting for another day. Let’s get back to the commercials.
I love them. I watch them all of the time. I have my favorites. Today, my favorite is the one from Geico. I have to admit Geico has a really good advertising company that produces their commercials.
They’ve come up from everything from the gecko that talks – to a caveman can do it – to my friend Maxwell now going out on dates! And we all know why *I* like Maxwell. Because he’s funny! But I have to say that yesterday I saw the one that tops almost all of them. It takes you a few minutes to figure it out but once you do – you will be PRAOTFL (pig rolling all over the floor laughing) as well. Oinks out to a job well done Geico! Let me know what ya’ll think – XOXO – Bacon
This is the newest commercial with my friend Maxwell. It’s so funny!! You gotta love that pig. One day when I grow up, I so want to be like him. My hero!!
Mommy *always* laughs when she sees this particular commercial. Yes it’s funny. But I don’t get why she laughs that hard.
My friend Maxwell is living large and is now “THE MAN”. This is one of his newest commercials. Me and mom saw it on television last night. We both looked at each other and starting snorting (mom snorts too – cool huh?) It was so funny! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. I know when I grow up, I want to be as famous as Maxwell!
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