In honor of the Disney Channel Original Movie Marathon this past weekend, I thought I'd look back at my childhood. I remember watching Disney DCOM's whenever they were on.

I was fascinated by the prospect of living in space thanks to "Zenon: Girl of the Twenty-first Century," "Zenon: The Zequal" and "Zenon: Z3."

I was downcast because I did not live near the beach so I could meet a merboy and fall in love thanks to "The Thirteenth Year."

I was obsessed with cheetah print thanks to "The Cheetah Girls" — all of them.

I was upset that I was not allowed to watch Disney Channel during Halloween because "Halloweentown," "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge," "Halloweentown High," "Return to Halloweentown," "Twitches" and "Twitches II" were always playing and I couldn't watch them.

I rocked out with "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2."

I always got hungry after watching "Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off."

I loved "Pixel Perfect" for teaching that you didn't have to be perfect, because no one is.

All of these movies and the ones not listed were a part of my childhood. They hold a special spot in my heart because they made me laugh, cry, smile, sad, happy, mad, excited, etc. They taught me about life and they did so by incorporating real life lessons/experiences in the craziest ways.

Disney has come out with more than just the aforementioned movies. All of them were great and taught good lessons but the movies released in the late 90s and early 00s were some of Disney's greatest works. I wish they played them more often but the children who remember them are now grown and in college. I loved these movies as a child and I still do. I will never forget this part of my childhood because these movies were so intriguing.