1. You'd get excited to go to Target 'cause it meant you could hit up the toy aisle...
2. ...and get an Icee:
3. When the biggest argument among you and your friends was who got to be which Spice Girl...
4. ...or who was better: Backstreet Boys or NSYNC?
5. When this was the CD that played at every family party and backyard BBQ...
6. ...and when this was the CD that made you want to get up and dance:
7. When going to eat at Rainforest Cafe...
8. ...or Planet Hollywood felt like the coolest thing in the world to do:
9. When you couldn't wait until Laura and Steve Urkel would finally become a couple...
10. ...and when you wanted to have a Mr. Feeny as your neighbor, teacher, and mentor:
11. When 90% of the fights you had with your siblings were over who got to be player one...
12. ...and how long you'd been using the internet:
13. When having a Kid Cuisine for dinner felt gourmet AF...
14. ...and when a Fruitopia was the most refreshing thing to drink:
15. When you'd entertain yourself at the store by looking through the poster display (mainly to get the satisfaction of the "clack-clack" sound it made)...
16. ...or hide inside one of the circular clothing racks:
17. When the Scholastic order form was your Amazon...
18. ...and the clamshell Disney VHS tapes were your Disney+:
19. When getting up early on Saturdays was all about Saturday morning cartoons...
20. ...and when Sundays were all about the mad dash of getting up early so that you could be the first to read the Sunday comics:
21. When wandering aimlessly around Barnes & Noble or Borders...
22. ...and a Virgin Megastore was a thing of joy:
23. When "self-care" meant a bathtub full of Mr. Bubble and your favorite toys...
24. ...or watching The Price Is Right (if you had stayed home sick from school):
25. When celebrating a school friend's birthday party meant having cupcakes or cake during class...
26. ...or being invited to Chuck E. Cheese's:
27. When your Furby...
28. ...and your portable CD player were the most valuable things you owned:
29. And finally, when there was no bigger thrill than opening up a brand-new pack of Pokémon cards:
