Mine:

Late 1995-late summer 1996. My father kept a small second apartment to see my sister (it was a complicated situation; My sister wasn't supposed to know my parents were still together, so he got a second apartment separate from our main one). Small little dingy place. Not dirty, but 'grungy.' He and I would sit and listen to Zombie and sing it together. He was obsessed with that song. The memories are fading now, but, the period is rich with the smell of incense. I remember seeing him rolling joints in the kitchen using his cigarette machine. My mother and he weren't on the best of terms and he moved more and more stuff over to that apartment and he and I spent more and more time together. It sounds perhaps like a bad time, but it was actually quite happy. My sister was a little teenage dipsh*t who liked to tease me and mock the things I liked; she was 15-16 to my 5. 1996 was the year my father and I both had mullets. We went all over the place together that year. It was a good time. No Need to Argue. Myst. King's Quest V. My dad's Bronco II which he named "Touch of Grey" after the Grateful Dead song.

Yes, I have other memories from the 90s, but the 1995-1996 period was the happiest, even though my memories of it are fading. We had two apartments, got our very first computer in 1995, got a second dog in 1995, my mother got her first new car in 1995, my dad got his Bronco in 1995 as well, just a very contented happy time. The end of 1996 and 1997 would bring a lot of changes - a move to New Jersey, the near-death of my mother, the death of my dog being hit by a car, a lot of darkness. I look at 1996 as the last consistently happy time of my childhood.

Oh I thought you meant post a picture, hahaha lol.

Oh I thought you meant post a picture, hahaha lol.


You can if you want to, this is a thread to bask in memory and photos are memory's companion.

Myself in the apartment I mentioned, December 1995 or January 1996:
http://i68.tinypic.com/33k4qvk.jpg

My dad and sister in the apartment's kitchen, probably January or February 1996. I actually took this picture. Not bad photography skills for a 5 year old:
http://i66.tinypic.com/5kgewy.jpg

Great to see a post about the 90s. Here's mine  Summer 1998:
My mom was having the carpets cleaned by Stanley Steamer and I went outside to play around the neighborhood.  As I headed north on the Cul de sac that's west of my house I met a kid named Eric and we became good friends. We played fun outdoor games like Cops and Robbers, we saw Madeline in the movie theaters, we played with Lincoln Logs and we played ball games.

An old photo of myself from 1995 when I was 15. It was from glamour shots, and they dressed me up like I was going to a dinner party. It was the first time I had professional photos taken. Loved my long locks!

An old photo of myself from 1995 when I was 15. It was from glamour shots, and they dressed me up like I was going to a dinner party. It was the first time I had professional photos taken. Loved my long locks!


You look so pretty Jessica. :)

You look so pretty Jessica. :)


Aw thanks! I'm surprised because it looks so dated, lol. 1995 dinner party  ;D

Aw thanks! I'm surprised because it looks so dated, lol. 1995 dinner party  ;D


You look like Selena.

I was already a teenager but in the early 90s I went to a boarding school. Used to love weekend mornings as we used to bring our duvets (bedcovers) down to the tv lounge and watch Saturday morning cartoons... Bill & Ted, NKOTB, Tailspin, Chip N Dale.

http://www.billandted.org/photos/cartoons/hb13missy.jpg

Here's a timeline of some of the key events of my '90s childhood.

September 1992: Started kindergarten, parents got their new car that wasn't actually new, a 1986 Dodge Lancer
December 1992: Got my Super Nintendo, along with Super Mario World and Tecmo Super Bowl
March 1993: Got my first major snow with the Storm of the Century
December 1993: Got my Sega Genesis, along with Sonic the Hedgehog 2
June 1995: Graduated 2nd grade, parents got their 1993 Toyota Corolla
September 1995: Started school at the old elementary school, which was 3rd through 5th grade, grandparents got their own 1993 Toyota Corolla
June 1996: Went to Universal Studios, and Nickelodeon Studios, with my parents
September 1996: Got my first computer, a Commodore Amiga 500, and a large lot of floppies too
September 1997: Started 5th grade, got my own new Magnavox TV set
June 1998: Graduated 5th grade
September 1998: Started 6th grade
December 1998: Got my Nintendo 64, along with Super Mario 64
November 1999: My parents finally get their own major computer, a Compaq Presario

Here's a timeline of some of the key events of my '90s childhood.

September 1992: Started kindergarten, parents got their new car that wasn't actually new, a 1986 Dodge Lancer
December 1992: Got my Super Nintendo, along with Super Mario World and Tecmo Super Bowl
March 1993: Got my first major snow with the Storm of the Century
December 1993: Got my Sega Genesis, along with Sonic the Hedgehog 2
June 1995: Graduated 2nd grade, parents got their 1993 Toyota Corolla
September 1995: Started school at the old elementary school, which was 3rd through 5th grade, grandparents got their own 1993 Toyota Corolla
June 1996: Went to Universal Studios, and Nickelodeon Studios, with my parents
September 1996: Got my first computer, a Commodore Amiga 500, and a large lot of floppies too
September 1997: Started 5th grade, got my own new Magnavox TV set
June 1998: Graduated 5th grade
September 1998: Started 6th grade
December 1998: Got my Nintendo 64, along with Super Mario 64
November 1999: My parents finally get their own major computer, a Compaq Presario


November 1990: Born
April 1991: Baptized
May 1993: Took first trip, to Disneyworld. Got first dog, named Jack.
January 1994: Moved from one house to a new one in Brooklyn, NY
Mid 1994?: Got a Sega Genesis; Around this time got my first Sony Walkman.
July 1994: My nephew was born.
September 1994: Started Pre-K, parents got their new car that wasn't actually new, a 1986 Dodge Lancer
February 1995: Switched schools for the first time.
Early 1995: Parents got new cars, and our family got its first computer, a Packard Bell Legend PC.
Mid 1995: Got a turtle named Melvin, who would live until around 2009.
June 1995: Graduated from Pre-K. Got our second dog, who was named Fox.
August 1995: My niece was born.
September 1995: Started Kindergarten
November 1995: Had huge 5th birthday party. Birthday occurred on Thanksgiving this year.
January 1996: Got my first major snow with the Blizzard of 1996
February 1996: Family bird, Louie, died.
Early 1996: I believe I saw Muppet Treasure Island in theaters
March 1996: My youngest sister had a Sweet 16 Party.
April/Easter 1996: Second trip that I can recall, to Timothy Lake, PA. Also may have gone to Poconos. Sister moved out with her boyfriend.
Mid 1996: Peaches, a bird bought to replace Louie, died.
June 1996: Graduated Kindergarten grade, parents got their 1993 Toyota Corolla
Summer 1996: We rescued a stray cat, who I named Tux.
July-August 1996: Attended Summer camp.
August 1996. Nephew was born on 8/3/1996. Went to first Family Reunion the same day.
July or August 1996: Went to Maryland, and to Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens,and other places in Virginia. Used a cellphone for the very first time, albeit very briefly.
September 1996: Started 1st grade at same elementary school.
October 1996: Changed schools again
December 1996: Parents bought house in New Jersey, we moved in around Christmas

January 1997: Changed schools again and resumed 1st grade now in New Jersey.
July 1997: Saw George of the Jungle in the theater in New Jersey
August 1997: Went to Sesame Place in PA.
May 1998: My middle sister got married
October 1998: My oldest sister got engaged, we threw an engagement party for her on 10/11/1998.
December 1998: Got my first Sony Playstation
April 1999: second niece born, I made first communion
May or June 1999: Saw The Phantom Menace in theaters in Brooklyn
August 1999: Our family went to Six Flags Great Adventure, followed by a stopover at Sesame Place, and finishing the trip with a stay in the Amish Country in PA.
October 1999: My niece's communion.

I liked to make a strumming motion with my hand back in 1997.  8)

A collage of pictures of my mum and I from when I was about 3 or 4 (1997/8), taken at the Portland Rose Garden

https://preview.ibb.co/k4FRZG/13654229_10209960604316238_1777732373018272155_n.jpg

A collage of pictures of my mum and I from when I was about 3 or 4 (1997/8)

https://preview.ibb.co/k4FRZG/13654229_10209960604316238_1777732373018272155_n.jpg


very nice. :)

I liked to make a strumming motion with my hand back in 1997.  8)


So cute! Thanks for sharing!


A collage of pictures of my mum and I from when I was about 3 or 4 (1997/8), taken at the Portland Rose Garden

https://preview.ibb.co/k4FRZG/13654229_10209960604316238_1777732373018272155_n.jpg


Sweet!