September 11, 2001 around 7:45 am terrorists that had hijacked a plane drove it into one of the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
I remember that day pretty clear. I was working at Peds for Health and was walking into work. When I reached the top of the stairs and entered the breakroom there were people watching the TV with horrified looks on their faces. "Someone just drove a plane into the World Trade Center".
I turned to look at the television and immediately felt a pit in my stomach.
The rest of the day the world turned but the people in the world seemed to move in slow motion. Everyone you would talk to was in complete shock about what just happened.
Our lives haven't been the same since that day.
Our kids will learn about this as a part of history and those of us that lived it will wish that we could forget about the horrible act that took place that day but know in our hearts that we have to remember. We have to remember that day for all of the workers and rescurers that sacrificed their lives to save and help others. We have to remember to honor those that lost their lives and those that lost family in the attack.
4 planes in total were hijacked that day. About 20 minutes after the first one hit another plane came in and hit the second tower. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon and one more would crash in a field- the people on that flight fought back and the plane never made it to where it was heading.
Today on the 10th anniversary of this unimaginable event I spent most of the day cleaning up after the party. The girls spent it in the bouncer (won't get picked up for at least a few more hours!)
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Such happy faces!
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