There was a time in my life when my two best friends spoke of me as Valerie and I in turn responded to them as Brenda and Kelly.

It was the teenage soap that I was not allowed to watch. As teens were struggling with premarital sex, drugs, alcohol, body issues, family issues and so forth. Issues that were far to . . . well ‘Aaron Spelling’ for my age and eyes.

It was the teenage love drama that I was introduced to while vacationing with my family and cousins. As our parents stepped out for groceries, us kids were left behind to battle over the TV control. I later found myself recording the show each day while in school on a VHS, and curiously watching in the evening after my daily dose of ‘Saved By The Bell’. I suppose it was easy to get hooked on the ‘Spelling’ drama. In fact it lead me to purchasing of the Barbie Doll versions of the popular characters and my eventual high school alias of Valerie Malone. Our aliases used mostly in the passing of notes during P.E. in hopes to not be caught in the act of confessing our love for the popular boys.

Today in nostalgic efforts I took the ‘Which 90210 Character Are You’ quiz and allow me to share my discovery:

Which Female Cast Member of 90210 Are You?

Much to my surprise as I am told I am Kelly Taylor. And then it brings me to the debate. In a Battle of Kelly vs. Valerie . . . who wins?

Perhaps tonight I will go home and snuggle up on the couch and flash back to high school and days of Valerie, Kelly & Brenda. Of course I don’t think I will be flipping through a year book . . . probably glued to the TV