Tanya & Dan's VR DCL!!!Dec 4, 2009 MK & Epcot Photoshoot Pics Posted

OH my goodness Tanya! I'm so sorry about what happened to you! I hope the drunk driver goes to prison for a very long time! How horrible for you guys! So glad everyone is ok.:grouphug:
 
Oh no! How horrible. I hope you're feeling better soon:grouphug: and that insurance works quickly to take care of your car/camera/etc.
 
OMG Tanya!:sad2:

Lots and Lots of hugs to you and everyone in that car! :grouphug: How aweful! You poor thing! You've been through so much.

My thoughts are with you guys... hang in there!
 

Lots of love and good thoughts to you and your family as you recover both physically and emotionally. :grouphug:
 
Geez!! Thank God that you and your family are all okay! I'm so sorry about all of this going on, dear. :sad2: I'm just grateful you guys are alright. I will continue to keep praying for you! I know things seem awful right now, but bear in mind that everything happens for a reason. Yes, even the most terrible things. It will all start getting better for you guys! I know it! :hug:
 
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Your VR title caught my eye and then I kept reading and saw the drunk driver bit, so I skipped to the end... I'm so sorry to hear about your accident.

Job hazard here, I just can't not comment :o ... make sure you replace your carseats with new ones, they should *never* be used after a collision. I teach parents how to install/use their seats correctly and help them pick the best seat for their needs, so if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Now... off to read the rest of your pj for the happy parts. :)

ETA: Your dress is absolutely gorgeous and your daughter couldn't look more adorable in her FG dress. :)
 
Tanya, just finished catching up with your PJ.
I am so sorry about the accident, I hope all of you recover fast. That must have been terrible, I will keep your family in my thoughts!

I hope the legal process doesn't get dragged on for too long.
 
I am so sorry!!!! I am glad you and your family ok. My 20 year old neighbor was killed by a drunk driver. It's disgusting :headache: that people still drive drunk. I am glad everything turned out ok for you all. :hug::hug::hug:
 
Oh Tanya, I am in shock that all this happened to you and your family. Is there anything that we can do on here? I know we are far away, but we are all your friends and would do anything to help:grouphug:

I cannot believe that your family (and your poor kids too) were all so badly hurt, I hope you are all on the mend soon. Here's to a speedy recovery:flower3:. The fact that he was drinking WHILE driving makes me so incredibly upset... how irresponsible can you be!!!

Anyways, your family is in my prayers girl, rest up and feel better. I know its overwhelming, but just remember to relax a bit and enjoy the fact that your family is still together.:hug: Your a survivor, you will make it through and life will be normal again, it just may take a bit. hang in there:hug:
 
Tanya,

I'm happy to hear that you and your family survived a horrific ordeal. I pray that everyone recovers fully. :hug: Were the kids asleep?

soap box moment coming up

I'm so outraged about drunk drivers why put others at risk. Drinking is good but do it at home. Go figure no license and no insurance. I hope they throw the book at him.

My thoughts are with you and yours.
 
soap box moment coming up

I'm so outraged about drunk drivers why put others at risk. Drinking is good but do it at home. Go figure no license and no insurance. I hope they throw the book at him.

Agreed, you should sue him for everything he's got and have a much bigger VR! ;)

But in all seriousness, glad to hear you and your family are okay! :grouphug:
 
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS!!!!!!!!!
Oh my gosh Tanya! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family for a speedy recovery
Thank you! We are doing better!
My thoughts are with you and your family.
Thanks so much
Oh my god. What an absolute nightmare. I cannot begin to imagine what you are going through. I know this is absolutely horrible for you, and I am sure everyone is saying this to you, but thank god no one was hurt.

I'll be thinking of you guys and I hope everything gets straightened out soon so you can get back to the fun things in life. Again, I am so happy no one got hurt. That's the most important thing.
Slowly we are getting things in order. We are all starting to feel better!

I just read your entire PJ and enjoyed it so much! You have so many wonderful ideas and your children are just beautiful!!!

That being said, I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother.

Then I read about your accident!!! That is horrible! I'm so glad that you are OK. I feel so badly for you because everything is happening all at one time. Things will only get better from here, I'm sure.

Please know that I'm thinking about you and your family.
I cannot believe my luck lately! I hope that no more bad stuff happens! Thanks for the hugs!

My thoughts are with you and your family. I am glad no one was seriously injured.
ME TOO! I'll have to post a pic of our van. We are sooooo lucky!
I am so glad that none of you were seriously hurt! I feel so bad for you guys!!!!!! I can't imagine going through something like that - and actually surviving.

I hope you feel better and that things return to normal soon! :goodvibes
Very scary! My kids are still having nightmares, but we are all on the mend!

I have been a lurker on your PJ, (I'm a fellow DCL VR bride). But I wanted to tell you I'm so glad you're not seriously hurt. I will be thinking about you and your family. Sending you some good vibes. :goodvibes
-Virginia
I need all the good vibes I can get! Thanks!

Oh my God- That is so terrible- I am so sorry this happened! I am so glad you and your DH and your beautiful children are ok!! I can't even imagine how awful this is for you right now, on top of everything else. Sending you hugs :grouphug: and prayers...
Thanks for the hugs! I can use them!
Tanya-I just wanted to let you know that I've been thinking about you. I am so sorry that all of this is happening to you. I am so glad that you made it out of the wreck okay. I just don't understand why people do the things they do sometimes. My husband and I got side swiped by a drunk driver one night. She was so wasted that she never even knew that she hit us. Once the cops finally chased her down and got her to pull over, they had to pretty much bust her window out to get her out of the car. So sad. And most of these people get off scott-free. I sure hope that the driver that hit you pays for what he did. But like everyone else has said, the most important part is that you and the rest of your family are all okay.
OMG! This is awful. It is really similar to what happened to us. This guy already had his license suspended. They should not let people like that even get near a car again!

My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. So glad you are all ok.

hugs
Tanya
Thanks so much!!!

Tanya my thoughts are with you.

There are certainly some very stupid people out there! I am so glad that you and your family are not seriously hurt.

Take Care and get fighting fit soon

Hugs
Viccie
Thanks! I am feeling much better!

OH my goodness Tanya! I'm so sorry about what happened to you! I hope the drunk driver goes to prison for a very long time! How horrible for you guys! So glad everyone is ok.
He got arrested the night of the accident. The cops took him away from the hospital!! He had just minor cuts and scrapes - go figure. But he has 8 charges against him, so I hope he stays in jail forever!!

Oh no! How horrible. I hope you're feeling better soon and that insurance works quickly to take care of your car/camera/etc.
The insurance has been a nightmare! But we have a lawyer now working for us to help us sort it all out.

Tanya, just wanted to wish you the best. I hope for a speedy recover for your family!
Thanks!
OMG Tanya!

Lots and Lots of hugs to you and everyone in that car! :grouphug: How aweful! You poor thing! You've been through so much.

My thoughts are with you guys... hang in there!
Thanks so much! We are all doing ok and getting better fast!

Lots of love and good thoughts to you and your family as you recover both physically and emotionally. :grouphug:
Thanks! We need all the hugs we can get!
Geez!! Thank God that you and your family are all okay! I'm so sorry about all of this going on, dear. :sad2: I'm just grateful you guys are alright. I will continue to keep praying for you! I know things seem awful right now, but bear in mind that everything happens for a reason. Yes, even the most terrible things. It will all start getting better for you guys! I know it! :hug:
Thanks. Things are looking up!

Girl you and your family are totally in my thoughts are prayers :goodvibes
Thanks so much!

Your VR title caught my eye and then I kept reading and saw the drunk driver bit, so I skipped to the end... I'm so sorry to hear about your accident.

Job hazard here, I just can't not comment :o ... make sure you replace your carseats with new ones, they should *never* be used after a collision. I teach parents how to install/use their seats correctly and help them pick the best seat for their needs, so if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Now... off to read the rest of your pj for the happy parts. :)

ETA: Your dress is absolutely gorgeous and your daughter couldn't look more adorable in her FG dress. :)
Thanks for the compliments! I know about the car seats too. They really kept my kids safe, but you can see the damage on them. The headrest on one is completely broken off. We are lucky enough that we have another set of car seats in our Neon.

Oh Tanya, I'm so sorry! Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
Thanks so much

Tanya, just finished catching up with your PJ.
I am so sorry about the accident, I hope all of you recover fast. That must have been terrible, I will keep your family in my thoughts!

I hope the legal process doesn't get dragged on for too long.
I hope not. We need to start replacing stuff, or I am going to lose my business! But I did order a new camera!! :banana::banana:

I am so sorry!!!! I am glad you and your family ok. My 20 year old neighbor was killed by a drunk driver. It's disgusting :headache: that people still drive drunk. I am glad everything turned out ok for you all. :hug::hug::hug:
That's awful Toni! We are soooo fortunate. If we had been driving anything other than our van, I think we would have been killed too!
This guy was awful. He had beer cans all over the floor of the car - so this is something he did all the time!
Oh Tanya, I am in shock that all this happened to you and your family. Is there anything that we can do on here? I know we are far away, but we are all your friends and would do anything to help:grouphug:

I cannot believe that your family (and your poor kids too) were all so badly hurt, I hope you are all on the mend soon. Here's to a speedy recovery:flower3:. The fact that he was drinking WHILE driving makes me so incredibly upset... how irresponsible can you be!!!

Anyways, your family is in my prayers girl, rest up and feel better. I know its overwhelming, but just remember to relax a bit and enjoy the fact that your family is still together.:hug: Your a survivor, you will make it through and life will be normal again, it just may take a bit. hang in there:hug:
Thanks so much!!! I wish I could tell you that there was something you could do for me, but I can't think of anything. Your kind words and prayers are enough!

Tanya,

I'm happy to hear that you and your family survived a horrific ordeal. I pray that everyone recovers fully. :hug: Were the kids asleep?

soap box moment coming up

I'm so outraged about drunk drivers why put others at risk. Drinking is good but do it at home. Go figure no license and no insurance. I hope they throw the book at him.

My thoughts are with you and yours.
We were all wide awake. We were on our way to the beach, so the kids were really excited! We had their little fishing poles in the back. The kids are ok - all healed up, but still having some bad dreams. I think my DD is young enough that she will eventually forget it, but my son is well aware of everything. He keeps telling everyone that a bad man crashed his van!

Agreed, you should sue him for everything he's got and have a much bigger VR! ;)

But in all seriousness, glad to hear you and your family are okay! :grouphug:
I could only dream!! Maybe I could change to a Wishes vr! LOL! Really, we are suing him, but not b/c we will ever see any money - it is just to make his life miserable. Plus we want to be able to keep him from getting a license back. We have a lawyer dealing with the insurance companies - the car was his girlfriend's and had coverage for her, but not for him. So since she didn't report the car stolen, my insurance company and the lawyers state that her insurance co. is responsible. Thus starts the legal battle!!! I hope that it is settled out of court and that they can just reimburse us for what we've lost!

I agree!!! Sue the pants off him!

Hope you're all feeling better. :grouphug:
Thanks for the hugs! We are suing!! I want a new van!!
 
These were taken a couple of days before the accident, but my kids were playing dress up. These are too cute not to share!!
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Here I am at the Disney Store in the Orlando International Airport. We were waiting for my family's plane to get in from England.
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too cute!!! im on page three desperatley trying to read it all before i have to go out with my inlaws for supper! ick!

These were taken a couple of days before the accident, but my kids were playing dress up. These are too cute not to share!!
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Here I am at the Disney Store in the Orlando International Airport. We were waiting for my family's plane to get in from England.
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Things are slowly returning to normal. I am feeling better. I have also ordered a Nikon D90. I am hoping to be able to order a D3 or D3x soon. It depends on the lawyer and the settlement.

I have also ordered new glasses. It was really weird b/c I wear mine everyday, so to have to replace them was like changing a big part of my personality! I was so upset to lose my black glasses. But I did pick out a really cool pair and now I can't wait for them to get here. I also ordered contacts for the first time ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:banana: :woohoo:
Usually, when I get dressed up, I just take my glasses off and walk around blindly. But now, I'll be able to see my DH for our VR!!! I am very excited.

We've started to look at vans. We are going to get another Dodge Caravan, since we loved our other one so much, and it really kept us safe. We hit at around 55mph and the front end got smashed, but all the safety features kept the engine from going into us in the front. The impact was so hard, that it blew all 4 tires off the rims. Also, all the glass cracked but never broke and shattered all over us. The van was heavy enough that all three times we started to flip and roll, it corrected itself. When I look at the pictures from the accident, I think that the van doesn't look that bad. We were very lucky!!
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If you look you can see our mickey ears! He hung on to that antenna all through the accident. Our other car has minnie ears! I had to go back to the junk yard to get that off and to get the stuff out of the glove box. :sad1:
 
Not sure if I ever made it over here to your PJ to tell you how sorry I am to hear about the accident!

I'm glad the kiddos and you guys are ok :hug:

I'm so sorry to hear about your camera and laptop. That really sucks! That's awesome that you are getting a D90 though. You will have to let me know how it is, especially the HD video function. Fingers crossed that you can get a D3 soon!

Those pics of the kids are super cute. Love Buzz Lightyear!
 














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