I wanted to do an extra special post to celebrate. There are a lot of pictures, and I will try to write a little for each part. Today I will share a secret only known to my boyfriend and roommates, that even my closest friends don't know. Think what you may, but I think it's the coolest thing in the world, and I wanted to share this with my Steemit family <3

So at my desk, I have this little pink bin, and inside of it is various toys and trinkets that I play with when I'm thinking, frustrated, or need a little cheering up. Yes! My secret is a bunch of toys, but some of them mean a lot to me, and there is an important reason why this is what I chose to share with you today.

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Last year, I worked in a game center in our biggest mall, that was geared at small children and families visiting from all over the world. My job was to be the retail cashier for a toy shop in the front of the store, and ring up, and help customers. But! When I wasn't doing that, my job was to play with and "demonstrate" the toys. I was waving magic wands, light sabers, and bubble guns for days, sometimes playing with RC cars too xD and although it wasn't the highest paying, it was the most rewarding job I've ever had.

I worked a lot of doubles and cover shifts, but just seeing how big I made people smile, was the most amazing thing and me me super happy!

I remember that I was super sad about something one morning, and I was trying not to cry at work. My manager yelled at me; "I'm not going to hug you to make you feel better..." Then he reached into the crane, pulled this out and threw it at me, "but he can hug you!" When I squish him, he makes a squeaky sound!

When one of my friends came to work with me, on his first day, we opened cranes and took out one of the stones in the game that goes under the prizes. He has a blue one.

Everytime we have friends over to drink, it is required that the host has a deck of playing cards. My favorite games are Killer (rich man/poor man), speed, and BS. I am the worst poker player I know.

One of the first memories I have of a great friend involved drinking and playing games at a Dave & Busters. Some of their specialty drinks has a waterproof, multicolored ice cube inside!

It has a bunch of different color settings!

7 colors for an ice cube makes a really cute nightlight!

I actually got this in a gachapon. It is a dog wearing a skunk costume, I could not make this up xD

You ever see the penguin toy where they go up stairs, then down a slide? This was the most popular toy during Christmas, but the peg on the other side broke off. I roll him around on my mouse pad.

My manager slapped this on my wrist and without saying a single word to me, walked away.

My boyfriend won me this from a crane game once. It is a rubber ducky... But really, it's a unicorn!

We had two regulars, a brother and sister who would fly here during their spring breaks. Everyone became friends, and the very last time I saw them they had each won me a Tsum Tsum from a crane game.

Me and Jake got this from a gachapon. There was one that had an assortment of different Japanese beers with parody names. I was lucky enough to get the one I wanted to win. My all time favorite beer is Kirin, and this joke beer is called; "Kirin Bear." It is also a key chain and a flashlight!

Someone left behind a D20 after a party at my house once, but no one ever came to claim it. Sometimes I check for DEX, LUK, and occasionally a sanity roll.

I love my green baby pig. So at work everyday, one of the first things I had to do was turn on a bunch of animatronic toy animals in a play area in the front of the store. When we run out of stock of a particular toy, we have to take the demo out, and throw it away. This was my absolute favorite one, so when we ran out, I asked to take him home. I also have extra batteries!

He walks around on his little stubby toes, and does the oinky thing with his face. Because this model is a lot smaller than the original ones, I think it's waaaaay cuter c: I let him walk across my desk sometimes.

So, what was your favorite childhood toy? I remember Lincoln Logs, and the wooden blocks that you stack. My number one favorite childhood toy is called a corn popper, and it's made by Fisher Price. I liked that the balls were super colorful, and when you would walk around, they would bounce everywhere.

For my birthday this year, my boyfriend bought me a mini one that is on a key chain. IT ACTUALLY WORKS, and all the little balls inside go pop pop pop when I roll it on my mouse pad, and it always makes me smile.

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The reason why I wanted to share my secret bin of toys with you is because this year I am turning 28, and no matter how old I'll get, I will never ever forget to have fun.

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." -Chili Davis

I don't know what today has in store for me, but I have a feeling that it's going to be a pretty good day.

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