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

[amberg@eastlink.ca]

the aisle runner looks amazing- man you should start a wedding planning business! you're so creative!

 

[29apr00]

Woo hooo Tanya?? Get your happy little butt back here and fill us in!! you sail in 3 weeks!!! OMG how long have we been planning these!! It's finally time!!

We sooooo have to arrange our meet in WDW too!

 

[CinderelliT]

I love your aisle runner!!!! It came out fantastic!

Thanks! Can't wait to use it!!!

Your kids always look so happy! Adorable!

And the runner came out fantastic! Love it! And may I ask where you found the cuff links?

Ebay of course! Where else?

the aisle runner looks amazing- man you should start a wedding planning business! you're so creative!

Hahaha! I love this stuff. But I love photographing it more. In our small town, we don't have wedding planners, and I usally do help the brides we photograph a lot!

Woo hooo Tanya?? Get your happy little butt back here and fill us in!! you sail in 3 weeks!!! OMG how long have we been planning these!! It's finally time!!

We sooooo have to arrange our meet in WDW too!

I know! 3 WEEKS!!! I have so much to do! I have got to start packing and finish up my projects.

I'll have to see what we are officially doing so we can meet up! Things are a bit up in the air since my grandmother went into a coma.

 

[CinderelliT]

We are expecting my grandmother to pass within the next few days. We have put her into the Hospice house b/c she needs 24 hr care. I am completely exhausted as my mom, my aunt, and myself have been taking turns for the past 2 weeks. It has been the most awful thing to watch how much she has had to suffer from the cancer.

On top of this, we have been extremely busy with our photo studio! This is awesome, but it could not have come at a worse time. We have been running around like crazy trying to take care of this stuff and my grandma. We also went to WDW the other day. I was supposed to photograph some "guinea pigs" and do a bridal portrait session, but I was stood up!
I was really looking forward to it. I did get to spend some time at DHS with my hubby and without the kids! It was a nice break from the stress at home.

In the middle of all of this, I am supposed to be getting ready and excited for my VR! My poor grandmother could not have worse timing. I am so grief stricken and exhausted that it is hard to be excited at the moment.

I did get all my confirmations and contract from Brie.
Here's me mailing the contract back! It's exciting to get mail from DFTW!

 

[CinderelliT]

I also had my dress fitting today. I was terrified since I have not tried it on in like 8 months! I have gained weight since then. I kept praying that they would be able to let it out enough and it wouldn't cost me a fortune.

So I put on my corset and my Spanks and praised the Lord when it zipped up!!

It actually fits great and hides my flaws really well. I only have to have minor alterations done to it for a minor cost! Again, praise the Lord!

They are taking in the top a little bit and hemming the bottom, plus putting in a bustle. I go back in a week for a final fitting.

Dan also got his pants hemmed today. I snapped a few quick pics, but we had Mackenzie running all over the store. She was like a kid in a candy store. Only dresses, tiaras, shoes, and sparkly things are her type of candy!

Okay, I'll start with the bad one. This dress is drop dead gorgeous. It was hanging up in the dressing room when I went in there, and I had to try it on. But it's like a size 10, and I am almost double that! So it's a little ill fitting. But still fun. It's funny b/c it is also an Allure gown. I must have an eye for their styles.

Okay, now on to the gorgeous one!

I love the back of my dress!

This was the first time I tried it all on together! It's soooo pretty!

 

[amberg@eastlink.ca]

big hugs! im so sorry to hear youre going thorough this- esp at a tiem like this. oy. im my grandmothers next of kin and power of attorney, adn many times she has given us those scares. it is not fun- and yes very very stressful!!!

so my next question is what are you going to do when the vr is over and you have nothing to plan? youre going to go through withdrawl!!! lol glad you and hubby got some adult alone time! thats why i wished the inlaws had come with us last month- so we could have some! oh well.

 

[amberg@eastlink.ca]

hehe, we posted the same time!


love love love the new pics!!! wowzah! i love that fuscia one too!!! wow! and you were so worried- your dress looks amazing!

 

[CinderelliT]

I still have my reception to plan! LOL!

After that it will be major, major withdrawal. I'll have to lurk on everyone else's pj's.

 

[amberg@eastlink.ca]

sorry i should of said when both the vr and reception are over! lol good god my computers slow tonite. i think it needs to go to sleep! cant wait for more details!

oh yeah and i need sleep too- its after 1 here!!!

 

[29apr00]

So sorry about your grandmother Tanya! Cancer is horrible....i hope Hospice helps keep her comfortable until it's time.

Yay for confirmations! Ooooh Mickey crystals in the bouquet....i may have to add those!!

LOVE your dress! It's beautiful! You're going to be stunning in 3 weeks!! WOO HOO!!

 

[LittleStinkerbelle]

I'm so sorry about your grandmother.

 

[pinkcow]

I am so sorry about your grandmother. Sending thoughts and prayers your way

You do however look fantastic!

 

[CinderelliT]

Thanks for all the hugs, thoughts, and prayers!

I've really needed them. I have had the worst couple of weeks of my life. Watching my Grandmother waste away has been awful. I can't even explain what we've had to go through. The worst part of it is just feeling so helpless. There is nothing I could do when she was so ill at the end other than hold her hand.

She died last Friday - almost a week ago. It was the night of my birthday. What a great birthday present. In one sense, it was a relief. I didn't want to see her suffering any more. But it was awful to let her go at the same time. I was there holding her hand when she passed. It was very comforting and very nightmarish at the same time.

I have to say that I do not want to die that way. I hate the new mammogram guidelines! They are complete rubbish! Both my mom and my grandmother got breast cancer very young, and now my Grandmother died of breast cancer. I hope that these guidelines do not increase the risk for everyone else.

Anyway, I have her funeral to go to on Friday. I haven't had much of a chance to do anything for the VR! I want to start packing, but I haven't been able to do that. Everything is just a mess. I really hope we can get it all together in the next couple of weeks.

 

[CinderelliT]

We did get to spend a nice day at DHS and the Boardwalk before my Grandmother passed away. We took loads of beautiful pics! When I have more time, I'll have to upload them and post them. For now, here is my favorite.

 

[acwinsett]

Oh, Tanya, I'm sooo sorry to hear about your grandmother. I agree about the screening guidelines . . . hearing the debate must feel like a "slap in the face" right now. I feel the same way about colonoscopies. They don't recommend them until age 50, but Brian was 38 when he was diagnosed. And the only reason he was screened is because he insisted on it - not because his doctor recommended it. If it can save lives, why don't they do one at age 30?

Anyway, sorry about the rant . . . I'm thinking of you and your family today. I know your grandma's spirit will be with you at your cruise and vow renewal.

 

[29apr00]

I'm so sorry about your grandmother Tanya....how comforting for her that you and your family were surrounding and comforting her during her final days here. I know it was hard for you, but just try and think of how loved she was by you all and how happy she must have felt to not be alone. You'll be in my thoughts tomorrow.

I agree about the new guidelines....seems like the healthcare/insurace industry is trying to save a bit of money by delaying tests. Bullcrap! Those tests save lives and are very necissary!

 

[UGAFan0829]

Tanya, I am so very sorry to hear about your Grandmother. I do understand what you are going through. I know it's so hard to let her go, but I hope that you can find peace in knowing that she isn't suffering or hurting anymore. My thoughts and prayers are with you, and all your DIS friends are here for you. I hope that you will be able to manage to get things together for the VR. Please keep us posted.

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

I'm sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts...

 

[BecBennett]

 

[amberg@eastlink.ca]

oh tanya! im very close to my grandmother so i can imagine what you're going through. she battled bc in 1990. im not sure if the guidelines passed will affect health care up here or not. all i can say is big hugs sweetie. and if it all falls together it does, if not phffft! too bad for other people. oh and ask for help if you need it!