#3- Student Choice- The 90s

I recently saw a pin on Pinterest that said "am I the only one that when someone says 10 years ago, I think about 90s instead of 2002?"  No, pin writer, you are not the only one.  I ALWAYS think that 10 years ago we were still living the good life in the 90s, with boy bands, Pogs, Lisa Frank supplies, Full House, instant messenger, Oregon Trail, inflatable furniture, slap bracelets, Beanie Babies, and the Spice Girls. 

It is amazing to me how different our world is now than what it was in the 90s.  Just this week I had to explain to my third graders what a phone booth was because many of them had never seen one before.  Let's hope I never have to explain the point of a beeper.  It is crazy to think that my 3rd graders weren't alive when September 11th happened. One of them actually acted shocked the other day when I told them I could swim and said "WHAT Miss Powers people went swimming in the 80s?"  How old do these kids think I am?  I feel old at 25, but seriously, not THAT old.  It almost makes me sad that this generation is missing out on becoming expert note passers. At least before cell phones and texting we took the time to write out before instead of b4. 

I miss the 90s.  I miss my Bunny Surprise and my Easy Bake Oven.  I miss watching Clueless and the fact that my Yak Bak said "whatever" and "you go girl."  I miss signing Backstreet Boys on the playground with my 5th grade classmates.  I miss collecting my 50 States pogs and thinking it was the best day ever when you got to play Oregon Trail and Gizmos and Gadgets in the computer lab.  I even miss AIM and every one's dumb screen names (mine was Annabug12 ahaha).  Mom says I have the "Peter Pan Syndrome" and that I never want to grow up.  I think it's a good thing. 

For now, I'll laugh as trends of the 90s appear again.  My boys at school are starting to bring Pokemon cards and now with the success of One Direction, boy bands are sure to come back.  I'll listen to Journey 93.3 and belt out Spice Girls and N'SYNC in the car, I'll watch my seasons of Boys Meets World and Saved by the Bell and I'll be sure to never grow out of the things that made life in the 90s fun.