Does the thought of celebrating your birthday on Blinky’s Fun Club make you feel all warm and giddy inside? Are you one of the few and the proud who actually HAS visited Santa’s Workshop (the real one)? If you answered yes to either of these, you may have grown up in Colorado! Here are 13 telltale signs that you spent your childhood in the greatest state ever!

1.) You ditched your coat at recess when temperatures hit a comfortable 35 degrees.
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I didn't choose the thug life..
2.) You've seen the real North Pole.
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It's real, you guys!
3.) You could hardly wait for that special summer trip to Water World..
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(but forgot to pack your flip flops and ended up with raw and nasty feet)
4.)..or Elitches!
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Remember when Elitch Gardens had Six Flags status? Good times!
5.) You went on rad field trips to the Butterfly Pavilion, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and Denver Art Museum.
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You held Rosie and didn't even squash her (though you really, really wanted to)!
6.) Birthdays at Casa Bonita were the BEST!
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I always wanted to take out that stupid gorilla. #lifegoals

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7.) Your school handed out discount ski passes for good grades.
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If you got lucky, you'd get ski passes AND a homeroom pizza party!
8.) You took one-day trips to Wyoming with your crazy uncle to pick up supplies for the 4th of July.
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Come July 5th, you were on your way to the county jail to bail out your uncle.
9.) You towered over the adorable world of Tiny Town.
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..and you rode the train more times than you'd care to admit.
10.) Toward the mountains=West
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The other direction=East
11.) Heading "West" toward the mountains for your 6th grade Eco Week.
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I actually hated Eco Week -- I was in a cabin with a bunch of bully girls who fought the entire time!
12.) You know who Alferd Packer is.
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"He did WHAT?!"
13.) You SO badly wanted to spend your birthday at Blinky's Fun House!
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RIP Blinky 🙁

What was your favorite part of growing up in Colorado? I grew up in the 90s (as you can probably tell from the list) and would love to hear another natives perspective!

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