I received way more than my fair share of awesome presents over the years but there were a few things I wanted and couldn't help still thinking about as an adult. Three years ago Jackie gave me a tiny black-and-white TV as a gag gift. The screen was about three inches and there was a dial tuner on the side. I LOVED IT!! I always wanted a TV in my bedroom when I was younger. I thought that would be the coolest thing in the world. The TVs I'd look at in the store were all tiny black-and-whites with dial tuners. Jackie was baffled by my reaction - you know, because I'm an adult now with a large color TV with cable and Tivo - but there was just something about finally having something I'd always wanted.
The magic happened again this year. My uncle Bret handed me a brown paper bag and said, "Happy birthday!" I looked in and saw them: five boxes imprinted with NKOTB on the top. I stopped breathing. I started pulling them out and they were all there. Donnie, Jordan, Jonathan, Joe, and Danny, each in their original box. I thought my heart was going to stop and they'd find me unconscious on the floor surrounded by their little plastic bodies.
I didn't have New Kids on the Block dolls when I was 10, but now that I'm 30 - they're all mine!!
3 comments:
Bret is awesome! 20 years is well worth the wait for NKOTB. No question.
I'm so jealous...you don't think that you'd miss the Joey doll, would you?
This makes me happy. Bret wins!
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