And you know what were talking about.

Browsing through Bloomingdale’s felt like a sumptuous hallucination.

Then, we’d go to Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Garden City with our Little Brown Bags.

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MEAN GIRLS, Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Rachel McAdams, 2004, (c) Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection

My mom always says I would constantly wonder, “Where’s my Little Brown Bag?

I need one!”

We were living in the suburbs outside of NYC, and I had never seen anything like it.

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Amy Toensing

I was impressed and overwhelmed as I was only 10 years old at the time.

There was nothing like this back in Russia then.

They reflected the outdoor sensibility of California living.

Sees Candies, which was then just a local candy store, was a favorite.

Bricks of chocolate-covered almonds were my go-to.

Going to the mall felt like a rite of passage into growing up.

When that time finally came, it felt like a major milestone.

It had everything: hot topic, hot dog on a stick, hot people (I think…

I was 13, and all my crushes lived on the west side).

I dont wanna hear kissFM!!!!)

to ask if he takes requests and if he could play… theSpace Jamtheme song.