The Best Times. Nineties Kids.

[RetroLove.x]

~Before the MySpace and Bebo frenzy.
~Before the Internet & texting.
~Before mp3"s & iPods.
~Before Paris Hilton.
~Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX.
~Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night.
~Even before neopets.

REMEMBER BACK THEN...
~When light up sneakers were COOL.
~When you rented videos, not DVDs.
~When we recorded stuff on VCRs and taped songs off the radio on the weekend.
~When parties meant party hats, party poppers, pass the parcel, blowing out candles on your birthday cake and musical statues.
~You only got to sleep when you had your blankie or favourite toy in bed with you.
~The best jewelery was plastic.
~When you would do rolley polleys all over the field at playtime.
~When you slid down the stairs in your sleeping bag over and over again even when your bum got sore.
~Jellies were the best shoes in the world!
~When Crash Bandicoot was the best game.
~When wearing summer dresses, shorts and sandles to school was so exciting.
~When you woke up every morning with a big smile on your face happy to be in this world.
~When you had NO cares in the world.
~When the playtimes during summer seemed to last for ages.
~Way back, when you played skipping.
~When spice girls were THE BEST.
~Hide-n-Seek after school till it got dark.
~Hopskotch.
~Hula Hoops.
~Telling scary stories at sleepovers.
~Midnight feasts when you had to turn off all the lights and get the torches out at 9pm at night.
~The annoying Nano Pets & Furbies.
~Running through the sprinklers.
~Remember when santa, the tooth fairy and the easter bunny were all so REAL!!
~The first TAMAGOCHI"s and Yo-Yo"s...
~Pokemon! Need I say more!?!?!
~Skinny dipping at the beach not caring who saw you running into the sea.
~Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.
~Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.
~Getting the privilege to sit in the front seat of the car.
~Booster seats!
~AND those little Milk cartoons, with a straw.
~Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in
your duvet.
Remember the Teletubbies?
~The magic school bus.
~Pinky and the brain.
~The adventures of Winnie the pooh!!
~Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.
~Getting a certificate in assembly, then when you rang up your grandparents to tell them you couldn't say the word certificate.
~Class trips to the zoo.
~LEGO!
~Kids n Action!!
~Times tables.
~When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.
~When $2 seemed like a million.
~When you begged to go to McDonalds for breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday.
~When Toys R Us ruled.
~Go back to the time when decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-moe"
~Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming "do over!" and "make up
make up never ever break up"
~Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in "Monopoly".
~It wasn"t odd to have two or three "best" friends.
~When you looked up to your parents and always clinged to them.
~Being old referred to anyone over 20.
~Scrapes & bruises were kissed & made better.
~It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big
people" rides at Rainbows End.
~When "sticks and stones may hurt your bones but words will never hurt you" was soooooo true.
~When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.
~When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.
~When lollies from the dairy was the highlight of your day.
~Hometime was the best part of the day.
~When the only thing you cried over was your mum being late to pick
you up.
~Back in the day when the "S" word was something you never EVER talked about, when it was a huge forbidden mystery.
~When someone said a naughty word everyone said "Oohh nah nah nanah nah..im telling the teacher on you!"
~When friendships were as complicated as who"s house to sleep over.
~When shaving cream was just meant for play.
~Dress ups.
~Picking up rubbish just for a lolly.
~Smearing lipstick all over you face then getting caught.
~Remember when valentines da