36th Post: Melissa's Childhood Top Ten

Do you like to reminisce bloggers? I sure do! For my next blog assignment, I have to think of my top ten childhood memories that I have encountered from under the age of ten. Four of the memories have to be books, and two of the memories have to be toys or games. Click here for more assignment information. Here are my childhood top ten, I hope you enjoy!

These are my childhood top ten. (NOT RANKED)

1.Going to Disney World with my family in 2005/ Hershey's Chocolate Factory/Universal Studios. (If you're planning to go, SPOILER ALERT!!)

One of my most special moments when I was a kid was when me and my family were going to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I went to Disney World twice, but the first time was more special to me. To get there, we had to drive through all these states. It took us a couple of days to get there. We first were at New York, then we were at Pennsylvania and we were going to go to the Hershey Chocolate Factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It was amazing! It definitely looked like a city that made chocolate, even the street lights looked like Hershey Kisses, and the chocolate was amazing! I was taking pictures with this cute Reeses' Peanut Butter Cups mascot, I saw this 3D show about chocolate that was so cool, and for a souvenir I got this cute Hershey Kiss plush that was holding a little tube of Hershey's Kisses in it. It was a nice city, but I stayed at this motel called the Rio Motel, and it was the worst motel ever. Then we went through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia then at last we made it to Florida and Disney World at last! We stayed in this resort called "All Star Movies" and all the hotels were based on movies. We stayed at he Mighty Ducks Hotel, and it was awesome. It was all hockey. There were posters and the pool looked like a hockey rink, but with water. Out of the four areas (Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot an MGM Studios) I only went to three, because we only had three days there, and we wanted to go to Downtown Disney as well. In Animal Kingdom, I went on this safari ride and saw all of these animals like the giraffe and the ostrich and the hippo, etc. Also, I saw this 3D "A Bug's Life" show, and part of it creeped me out, because there was a part where it actually felt like bugs were crawling on your seat, and I freaked out. In Magic Kingdom, I went on this Pooh ride where we ride in a honey pot and explore. It was so cute, I love Pooh! Also, there was this Peter Pan ride and we got to fly in this flying ship or something like that, and that was so cool. Also, we went to this 3D show called "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience", just like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and it's like the characters shrunk us, and at the end, a dog sneezes and we get water all over ourselves, EWW! We ate at Planet Hollywood, and I loved the way it looked inside, and the food was delicious. Finally, we went to Cinderella's castle at night for some show, and the first thing that happens is that Tinkerbell flies in the air ready to make some magic happen. I thought that was so magical. I remember in Epcot going to Mission: Space which is a simulator where it actually feels like you're on a spaceship headed to Mars. I could actually feel the G-Force. There was this other ride called "Soarin'', and you were sitting on this hanglider thing watching bird's eye views of different beautiful places, and it was like you were flying, and that for me  was my magical moment. Also, the food was delicious, before we were even at Disney World I told my parents that I wanted to have breakfast with Pooh, Tigger and the other characters from Winnie the Pooh, and that came true, and I was so happy to do that, and the food was delicious. Also, I had dinner one time with all the Disney Princesses, and that was fun too. That was in the Epcot resort, and it Epcot, they have this thing called the World Showcase where you have different replicas of cities around the resort. Like China Town and Little Italy in Ottawa, but with more towns and cities to choose from, and bigger space. I'm pretty sure I had yummy Norwegian food when I was with the princesses. Then Downtown Disney was nice, we got souvenirs and postcards and stuff. After we went to Disney World, we headed to Universal Studios which was not far from Disney World, and there were all these different rides. There was a Spider Man 3D ride that was super cool, also there was a Jurassic Park flying ride that I enjoyed, (I'm so into flying rides!)  and there was a Dr. Seuss-Ville, and I went on a Cat in the Hat ride, and a One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish ride that was awesome. Then we started to head home. I loved this road trip, because it made me feel happy, and it made me feel like dreams really do come true, and magic can really happen. Also, there was the best rides, tourist attractions and food. It still is special to me, because I always reminisce and feel happy when I remember going there. I want to go back there so bad!

2. Visiting My Nana's House in New Liskeard, Ontario.

I remember going to my grandmother's house for two weeks every summer when I was little at New Liskeard, Ontario, which is about 6 hours north from Ottawa. It was great, we ate some home-cooked meals, enjoyed the country life and the farm and visited relatives, from my aunt and uncle that just live down the street to my cousins that live an hour away from my nana's house. My nana doesn't own the house anymore, my aunt and uncle who live down the street bought the house since my nana moved in to the retirement home. I loved this memory, because I was so relaxed there, and it was great to visit my relatives who live up there in a town people probably haven't heard of. It still is special to me, because I still go to New Liskeard at least once a year, but stay at a different place like a cottage, but it isn't the same as nana's, it was more fun. Also, in my house, I have a picture of a bird's eye view of the house and the farm and when I look at that, I think about all of the good times I had there. 

3. Spelling with Spezza.

I remember in grade three at R. Byrns Curry, I just got back at school from an illness, and all my classmates were wearing these Ottawa Senators jerseys, and I had no idea what was going on. I knew that my mom's second grade class won a Senators party, because they set their goal and read a particular amount of books, but I didn't know why my class were in jerseys and I wasn't. So I'm in class and these people come in, along with the Senators mascot, Spartacat to announce the winner of the Spelling With Spezza thing in my class. (Spezza is a hockey player on the Ottawa Senators, and we did spelling dictations to see who was good at spelling.) So, these people announce the winner, the winner is...Melissa! When I heard my name, I was shocked, I didn't know this was happening at all, I wasn't wearing a Senators jersey, I knew bub kiss about it. So I went to Spartacat, and I got some pictures with him. I won tickets to a hockey game, a poster of Spezza and other things. So, I'm at the hockey game with my dad, and there's this person talking to this kid that was right beside us about wanting to be on the jumbotron for Spelling with Spezza, and he didn't want to, so I freaked out, because I wanted to be on it, so I say I'm on Spelling with Spezza, so she asked my name, and I'm like Melissa, and they see my name, so I go with them, and I see Spartacat again, and I had to wear this Barbados shirt and hat on the jumbotron, and they told me that I was going to spell the word goalie. What an easy word, so I practiced spelling it. Then the actual thing happened, I spelt goalie right and I got more prizes. YAY! I was happy I stuck around. I was actually going to go home, because an hour before the game, I went to have dinner, but it didn't look too appetizing at all, and we had to wait a long time, so I threw up in front of everyone. I felt better though after. Mom wanted to get the jumbotron video of me, and she got it, and now today she still watches it, and it annoys me. I love this memory, because it was great to get all of those prizes, and to prove to a lot of people that I'm a good speller. It was also great to see Spartacat. It's still special to me, because watching that jumbotron video brings back memories, even though it's so annoying when mom constantly watches it.

4.  Reading Arthur Books and Watching Arthur.

Arthur the Aardvark, what a show! The show came out a year before I was on, and my sister was six years old when it came on, so she was probably why I watched Arthur, because she liked the show, and before the Arthur show aired, there were books by Marc Brown, a great author. I remember having the book "Arthur's Eyes", which was the first story out of two stories in the first episode, and other Arthur books that I don't remember right now. I love this memory, because I grew up with Arthur, he's part of my life. It's still special to me today, because I still watch Arthur today and reminisce from when I first watched Arthur.

5. Reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. SPOILER ALERT!

I remember reading this book all the time when I was a little girl. It was so cute, and it was done by this amazing author and illustrator named Eric Carle. This caterpillar was always eating different kinds of foods, and always getting stomach aches, then in the end, he was a butterfly. I loved this memory, because I was always happy reading that book, and it made me want to consume something. It's still special to me, because my mom kept that book in her closet, and once in a while, I read that book everytime, and it made my day.

6. My Burgundy Chrysler Neon.

Before I had my blue Pontiac G6, I used to have a Chrysler Neon, and I've had that for many years. My family went everywhere in that car. We went to Florida and all the states to Florida in that car, we went to the East Coast of Canada in that car when my family went camping, we went to New Liskeard to visit my nana in that car. It had comfortable seats and we had to crank the window open with the hand thing, good times. I was sad when we sold the car about three years ago. I love this memory, because it was like our other member of the family, we drove him a lot and everywhere. It's still special to me, because I feel like a kid when I'm in that car. I always look to see which person has our car now. I wonder?

7. Reading "Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut" by Margaret Atwood Illustrated by Maryann Kovalski.

I loved this book! It was about a princess who had this zit that grows, that's called a purple peanut, and in the story, there's all this alliteration. (Notice all of the P's in the story title.) There's a lot of words that start with the letter P in the story. I loved this memory, because I remember reading this book a lot. There were also great illustrations, and it was very descriptive. It's still special to me, I read the book yesterday and it made me grin.

8. Watching The Simpsons as a Kid.

Oh my goodness! I have watched The Simpsons ever since I was a baby, and I have loved it ever since. The show has been airing since 1989, that's a long time. I'm shocked, but really happy to have The Simpsons be part of me my whole life. This is a great memory, because to have watched a great show for so long is unbelievable, and it is still special to me, because I still watch it a many times as I possibly can.

9. Reading "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Brothers Grimm.

I remember this book. I didn't even know who the author was until now, because it didn't show an author's name. I think my parents got it at the Hallmark gift shop, because it says Hallmark on the book. It's so cute! The illustrations of the faces are beautiful, a little bit too beautiful, and it was great to have that as a children's book. I love this memory, because I had that book for a long time and I read it a lot. It's still special to me, it makes me feel like a kid. 

10. Playing Uno.

I've played Uno for so long. When I was much younger, I used to not play games, because everytime I lost, I would get so mad, but then Uno was bought, and everything changed, I always won! Well, not always, when I didn't win, I wasn't mad anymore, I just congratulated the person who won. I love this memory, because it changed me as a person mentally, physically and emotionally. It's still special to me, because I still play Uno today when my family has nothing to do.  

There you have it, there's my childhood top ten. Take some time to think back to your childhood and all the good times you had as a kid. As always, please feel free to comment. Thank you, and have a good day!