Toy Story 3

Recently, I watched the new Toy Story 3 movie. It was really fun and entertaining. But I wasn't expecting to fall in love with Barbie all over again. Barbie and Ken were new characters in this film and I would argue have some of the best moments in the entire film.

When I was a young girl, I owned a lot of Barbie products. I had an entire corner of my room dedicated to my barbie stuff. Friends have told me how they loved to come play at my house because I had so many cool things. Somehow I don't really remember this. I think those memories have been shadowed by life's other events.

Regardless, I remember playing and having fun with all the pink products. One of my favorite memories, I couldn't have been more than four years old, was playing with my grandma. We tried to change barbie's outfit and upon having difficulties fasening Barbie's pants my grandma said, "She ate to much turkey and now they won't fit." We laughed and laughed over that and it became a joke within the family for awhile. That poor plastic turkey.

I created my own Barbie house out of the three shelves in my room and would endlessly reposition everything until it was just right, for that moment. I had a car and a horse stable and so much more. I'm guessing I even played teacher with all my Barbies especially after they introduced Stacy and the little toddler girl whose name escapes me, Kelly?

Anyway, Barbie in Toy Story 3 was amazing. At first you think she is a sappy girl crying as she is donated to Sunnyside, the day care center, but as the movie continues you find out just how badass and educated she really is. Go see Toy Story to see what I mean!