Car Accidents suck!

I had planned to post a review today. I had wanted to blog about how much fun that I had been having over the weekend. The date night was amazing with Anakin. I woke up feeling very happy and submissive yesterday. We were both in good moods as we left to pick up our daughter from the ferry. We went out for dinner and then headed to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. We were just coming back and had stopped a red light. The family was all laughing and talking about the teen's trip. It happened very suddenly. A car going full speed plowed right into the back of our car. There was no headlights so there was no warning. The sound of metal meeting metal and then we went straight into 2 other cars. It was very shocking and it took a few minutes to understand what had just happened. Anakin was injured with His foot but didn't hesitate for a second. He jumped out of our car and ran over to the woman's car. Her car was totaled. Her airbag had gone off and smoke was coming out. Gasoline was dripping out of the car. He had to pry her from the car but He got her to safety. He was our Hero last night. I called 911 and the police were there very quickly. The other people from the cars came to help as well. It's amazing how people come together in a crisis. I was surprised that several other cars stopped to offer support. The police were fantastic. We all had some injuries and probably should have gone straight to the hospital but we were all in shock. We called my FIL who came out to help us. I was surprised when I saw how much damage was done to the car. I know it's just a car but it was brand new and in prime shape. We are still making car payments for it. The whole back end had been hit and it wouldn't start. A tow truck was called and the police got our statements. I'm very angry at the woman who caused the accident. Why wasn't her headlights on? She almost killed my family because she wasn't paying attention. She felt bad though and apologized a lot. She was very emotional over it. It's a very tough experience to go through a car accident. I was almost killed in a car accident in 2001. This was one of the darkest chapters of my life. It took years for me to recover. It took weeks for me to get back into a car again. I feel like this has brought out a lot of fears for me about cars. I don't have my car license because it's hard enough sometimes for me to be the passenger in a car. I can't imagine being the one driving. We are all seeing the Doctor this morning. We need to find out about our car from ICBC. I'm not looking forward to dealing with them after my bad experiences the last time around. Hopefully this will be a better experience. Being in a car accident really wakes you up about life. It's amazing how you can be laughing with your kids in a car one minute and then be in a wrecked car the next. I kept hugging my kids last night. Normally the teen is too cool for hugs but not last night. We were all very lucky to be alive. The police told us that seat belts saved our life. This is the second time that a seat belt has saved my life. This is a bit of a rough start to the new year. It's hard to go without having a car when you have a family. There is a bit of a rough road ahead of us for recovery. I am very glad we are all safe. I am very thankful to the guardian angel who was looking out for me and my family yesterday. The force is strong with the Skywalkers. May the force be with you all!! ~padme amidala