90210

When I was little, my parents wouldn't let me watch 90201 or Melrose Place. And I remember that's all I ever wanted to watch. But they wouldn't let me. I found this clip, and it totally reminded me of how much I used to want to watch it.

My bestie used to watch it. And she'd tell me all about the romance between Brenda and Dylan. I was just dying to watch it. How funny! But I really wanted to watch it. And I still want to. If only I could find the DVDs to this show. :) XOXO

The Song...

When I was little, my dad was a security guard. And he thought he was all that and a bag of tricks. No lie! I swear, he used to act like he was the big sheriff in town.

And when Cops started, he wouldn't let me watch it. Why? Not because of the violence. But because of the theme song...Inner Circle. I don't know what he thought. Maybe I'd turn into some gang banger. You know, just by listening to the song. I'm not sure. But it was pretty crazy!

Now, Cops and AMW are 2 of my favorite shows to watch. Why? I don't know. But I really like watching them. And every time I hear this song, I think about when I was little. Um, I think I turned out OK. Maybe it was because I wasn't allowed to listen to this song. :P XOXO

Scary Stories...

Do you remember these books? When I was in elementary school, we all wanted to check them out of the library. But there were only 3. And there were a bunch of us! I think I might have gotten to check them out once. And then I had to hide them from my parents. Crazy how that works!

Well, I seen one of these books today. I was doing some grocery shopping. Funny how this was there. And it brought back so many good memories. So I just had to buy it. After lunch, I sat down and read half of it! :) XOXO

Troop Beverly Hills

This was one of my favorite movies growing up. I know. Weird. But I really liked it. So much so, I used to make my bestie watch it with me all the time! Every time she would come to my house, she had to watch it. I don't know why I liked it so much. But I did!

Maybe because I wasn't an "outdoorsy" person. I never went to camp. I was never a girl scout. This movie just made me think, I could have still had the same kind of fun. Too bad we didn't have a Troop Beverly Hills in my hometown. :) XOXO

Oh Nellie!

This morning, T and The Guy went to go do some work stuff. My bestie and I were just hanging out. In their room. Because it's amazing! It's like an apartment. No lie!

Back to the point here. We were talking about when we were little. OMG! We're were hilarious. Yes, my bestie and I were born in the early 80s. And well, fashion was hilarious. Wasn't it bad enough that it was the 80s? Apparently not! My mom, would dress me up like a character from Little House in the Prairie. I felt like Nellie Oleson...



First of all, I'm a blond. With green eyes. And my mom used to put those stupid sponge rollers in my hair. And it would turn out like this! :/



I also had ridiculous bangs like these. The ones that hit in the middle of your forehead. Makes you look stupid. Ya, I had those.



And those stupid bows. I wore those. The big ones that were bigger than my entire head! And the stupid bows that she would tie in the weirdest places...



Yes, my mom tried to sew too! Not cool clothes like my bestie's mom made her. But stupid looking ones. I looked like a character from Little House in the Prairie. They never fit right. We're like 3 sizes too big. And we're so uncomfortable. We're not even going to talk about the fabric she would choose...



And that big bow, it just makes me laugh! I had so many of those stupid things! Ya, my mom was cruel to me. And my uncle, he used to feel bad. He would take me shopping without my mom knowing. And we'd buy "cool" clothes. Then I'd wear them under the hideous dresses. Because my parents wouldn't drive me to school.

Until that one day that she caught me. I had forgotten my lunch. When she brought it to school, I was in jeans and some neon shirt. Remember, it was the 80s. I thought I looked cool. My mom was going to kill me. And well, I still don't remember what happened to those jeans. After that, she used to make sure I only had those ugly dresses on when I left home. XOXO

Home

We're finally home. In my hometown. Yes! T wanted to see where I grew up. Well, until I moved East. And since we were already out West, we decided to use his few "days off" wisely.

It's crazy being back here. I haven't been here in at least 6 years! But it's also nice. We went by my childhood house earlier. It was so crazy seeing another family living there. But the house looks nice. They've done so much work to it. We also went by my grandparents' old house. I have lots of good memories of that house. And we also went by my elementary and middle schools. So crazy! They've changed a lot.

We decided to call it a day. And went to one of my favorite places for dinner. It was super yummy! And tomorrow, we have so many adventures. I want to show T as much of my hometown as possible. We don't have a lot of time. But we're going to make the best of it. :) XOXO

Pizza Rolls

Let me be honest here. I grew up all foods frozen and fast food. It wasn't a good thing either. But these little babes, they were my favs! I ate a few boxes a week. See, I'm admitting it. OK, so before my mom started dating my step dad, I probably ate 3 boxes a week. They were my go-to after school snack. So yummy!

Pizza rolls are still my favorite snack. I really wish that I could find a way to make some healthier version. Because it's about time I start caring about these things. But seriously, just the box makes me smile. :) XOXO