Let me set this up for you.
It's the summer of 1997.
and I'm way too into Beanie Babies.
(even more embarrassing is that Megan was too and she was almost in junior high)
McDonalds naturally caught on to the beanie craziness and brought us the oh so cute and poorly made teenie beanies.
Megan and I would call around to the Osseo, Champlin, and Maple Grove McDonald's to see what beanie baby they were giving out that week (I believe they switched it every Friday?) and then beg our mom to drive us in the conversion van.
Well fourth grade Christa and beanie baby fans, you'll be happy to know the teenie beanies have returned in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Happy Meal.
And good thing I've moved on to bigger and better things to collect like plain dresses that all look the same from TJ Maxx, light pink/clear nail polish that all look the same to the naked eye (only I choose which one to use based on the different degrees of irredescentness and the likeability of the name), frozen vegetables in the freezer that I will probably never eat, episodes of The Real World Cancun that I'll never watch, and sweaty clothes on the floor of my bedroom.
That's about all I collect these days.
But yes. I'm over the teenie beanies.
But just in case you aren't..I'd thought I'd keep you in the Happy Meal loop.
Other things I got way too into between 1997-2004:
Nsync
The Thoroughbred Series books
Plus One
7th Heaven
Left Behind for Kids books
Airheads, Combos, and Dew from Wally's Market
Tie Dye
Wally Szczerbiak
She's All That
Not showering daily
Woah what are the chances??? I come to catch up on the last 2 weeks of Christa blogging and find I made the cuts that very same day! Your blog is entertaining but I always enjoy finding my name. It's like Where's Waldo, but instead of looking for waldo in a picture I find my name in your blog, and it's always rewarding to find waldo (especially the one where everyone is disguised as him).
ReplyDeleteAnyways I'd be more than happy to help you out with "computer codes" but maybe you should just make a pit stop in LVille next time you drive by.
I seriously love your posts Christa!
ReplyDeleteChrista~ just saw your blog pop up on facebook, and got a good laugh out of your reminiscing. some of us shy away from sharing those ever so embarrassing years of adolescence, i adore the way you wittily embrace it :)
ReplyDeleteoh boo I just realized I commented on the wrong post. So much for my computer skills
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