A Family That's...My Family?

When my friend sent this photo to me, I was momentarily concerned that she had time-warped back to 1993 and found my mother's minivan. Two parents and three kids represented by characters from the original Super Mario Bros. Nintendo game (one of four games my family owned on the first and only gaming system we ever had)? But then I realized the minivan wasn't shaped like a giant cardboard box and wasn't a deep, flat shade of maroon.  So I began breathing again.

First of all, hell yes Princess Peach comes first in the order of this family.  She was my little pixelated 1990s BFF.  Any girl who ever played that game and says she didn't wish she had that awesome pink princess dress is a damn liar.

And even though it sucked to play as him, who else feels bad for Luigi? Since I was the youngest of the three kids in my family, I was always Luigi. I hated those stupid green overalls. Mario is so much cooler.  There is basically no use in even saving Princess Peach if you're playing as Luigi.  She is in love with Mario.  Obviously.

So although I have to say that the people in this family are inherent tools for putting a sticker family on their car, this one brought me to a state of pleasant nostalgia so I don't hate them very much.  But I do want Mario to jump onto one of the mushroom kids and grow into that adult-like, taller version of Mario so he is as least a size that is comparable to his regal, princess wife.