1.Being excited whenever the Toys 'R' Us holiday catalog finally came in the newspaper. And immediately circling all the toys you wanted in it, 'cause you secretly hoped your parents would see it and buy you EVERYTHING.
2.Flipping directly to the toy sections in the Sears Wish Book and JC Penny holiday catalog, so that you could circle all the toys you wanted (also in hopes that your parents would see and secretly buy you them all).
3.Being pretty terrified of the Beauty and the Beast Christmas movie 'cause that pipe organ was creepy AF.
4.Trying to collect as many holiday Beanie Babies as you could.
5.Getting into the holiday spirit by watching these classics over and over:
6.And, of course, arguing with your friends over which one of these holiday classics was the better one:
7.Being excited whenever the Gap's kick-ass holiday commercials came on:
9.Seeing one of these ceramic Christmas tree lamps any time you went to your grandma's. And knowing not to touch it 'cause they were HOT!
10.Getting giddy when TGIF would air its holiday episodes.
11.Begging for a Furby for Christmas.
12.Begging for a Tamagotchi for Christmas, but, instead, getting a knock-off one.
13.Feeling like you were a chef whenever you made oh-so-yummy slice and bake cookies.
14.Having to help your parents untangle these old-school Christmas lights:
15.Thinking it was so cool that Penny Marshall and Rosie O'Donnell got to hangout in a giant room surrounded by toys in the K-Mart commercials (and being a little jealous of that).
16.Totally thinking the Coca-Cola Polar Bears were adorable AF.
17.Not being able to look at Hershey's Christmas Kisses without hearing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas":