WOW - Has it really been 7 years ago that our nation was changed forever? I will always remember where I was, what I was wearing and what I was doing when the breaking news came of the planes crashing into the World Trade Center Towers.
We had just moved into our house about 2 months before. I was getting ready for work, getting the boys ready to go to the babysitters, and had the Today Show on the TV while I was doing my morning routine. I had on khaki capri pants on, and a short-sleeved demin shirt. I watched as Katie Couric and Matt Lauer where reporting this breaking news. I sat on the edge of the couch for several minutes, totally engrossed in the news, before Tyler said, "Mom, I need milk on my cereal - for the 5th time!" I don't remember him saying a word to me before that. I could not believe that this had really just happened in the United States of America. As I mentioned, we had just moved into our house and that morning Todd was outside moving dirt and rocks in our yard with the tractor. I went outside and tried to tell him what I had just seen on TV and all I could do was cry. He finally came in and watched the news with me for a while (probably only a few minutes, but it is seemed like forever!). Finally, we got out the door and made it to Janice's (the babysitter) only to be sucked into the news cast again.
Once I finally got to work, of course that was the talk of the day (days) and we were all glued to the radio or the Internet. As more and more details emerged of the event, I realized how fragile life is. I'm sure all of those young wives and families kissed their husbands and fathers good bye assuming in 9-10 hours they would return and life would go on.
As the days went on and the nation was in mourning, you could feel the pain and emotions. It was a feeling I hope to never experience again. As a nation, we seemed to put aside political differences, racial differences, religious differences and came together. Todd and I went on a road trip about 3 weeks later into Yellowstone and Montana. I remember seeing and commenting on how many American Flags were being flown and the many yellow ribbons that we saw along our travels.
All of my life I've heard of the World Wars, Pearl Harbor, etc. but unfortunately now I have an historic event that I was a part of. As the years have gone by, I have come to appreciate more and more the free country that I live in, the freedoms that we have, the right to speech, the right to worship as we see fit, the fact that I can go and do as I please, the fact that I can go to the grocery store and buy all the food I want or need. I can take my kids to the doctor if needed, as a family we can go to sporting events, my kids can ride their bike all over town without much worry on my part, the list is endless of the blessings that are ours living in the greatest nation on earth!
May we always remember those who 1)died on that Fall day in 2001. 2) Those who have died fighting for our many, many freedoms. 3)How truly blessed we are to live in such a great nation! God Bless the USA!!
We had just moved into our house about 2 months before. I was getting ready for work, getting the boys ready to go to the babysitters, and had the Today Show on the TV while I was doing my morning routine. I had on khaki capri pants on, and a short-sleeved demin shirt. I watched as Katie Couric and Matt Lauer where reporting this breaking news. I sat on the edge of the couch for several minutes, totally engrossed in the news, before Tyler said, "Mom, I need milk on my cereal - for the 5th time!" I don't remember him saying a word to me before that. I could not believe that this had really just happened in the United States of America. As I mentioned, we had just moved into our house and that morning Todd was outside moving dirt and rocks in our yard with the tractor. I went outside and tried to tell him what I had just seen on TV and all I could do was cry. He finally came in and watched the news with me for a while (probably only a few minutes, but it is seemed like forever!). Finally, we got out the door and made it to Janice's (the babysitter) only to be sucked into the news cast again.
Once I finally got to work, of course that was the talk of the day (days) and we were all glued to the radio or the Internet. As more and more details emerged of the event, I realized how fragile life is. I'm sure all of those young wives and families kissed their husbands and fathers good bye assuming in 9-10 hours they would return and life would go on.
As the days went on and the nation was in mourning, you could feel the pain and emotions. It was a feeling I hope to never experience again. As a nation, we seemed to put aside political differences, racial differences, religious differences and came together. Todd and I went on a road trip about 3 weeks later into Yellowstone and Montana. I remember seeing and commenting on how many American Flags were being flown and the many yellow ribbons that we saw along our travels.
All of my life I've heard of the World Wars, Pearl Harbor, etc. but unfortunately now I have an historic event that I was a part of. As the years have gone by, I have come to appreciate more and more the free country that I live in, the freedoms that we have, the right to speech, the right to worship as we see fit, the fact that I can go and do as I please, the fact that I can go to the grocery store and buy all the food I want or need. I can take my kids to the doctor if needed, as a family we can go to sporting events, my kids can ride their bike all over town without much worry on my part, the list is endless of the blessings that are ours living in the greatest nation on earth!
May we always remember those who 1)died on that Fall day in 2001. 2) Those who have died fighting for our many, many freedoms. 3)How truly blessed we are to live in such a great nation! God Bless the USA!!
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