We Remember..

As we all wake up this Sunday we remember the tragic event that occurred ten years ago. It was a horrible event for this entire country that took away so many innocent people from us. Families and friends struggled for some time as they had to deal with losing their loved ones. I couldn't imagine being a young child and not having the opportunity to create memories with one of my parents. Let alone my mom be pregnant at the time and I never have the opportunity to meet my father. After time I read one of these stories about kids losing their parents it brings tears to my eyes. I look at my parents and have no clue how I could live a day without them in my life. At the time this horrific event took place I was in the second grade. All I can remember that day is not being able to go outside for recess at school and my mom picking me up early from school. The whole way home she was on the phone as she kept calling my dad who left that morning for Chicago to go on a business trip. My sister and I at the time did not know the event had taken place already and we thought she wanted to see if he made it safe or not. Then we started realizing something was up when she kept calling my uncle to see where he was because he is a pilot for United Airlines. Luckily that day he was not flying anywhere he was just stuck in Tokyo, Japan where he flew in the night before. Finally my mom told us everything that happened and my dad was safe and sound in Chicago and somehow found a rental car in Wisconsin to drive home and got home the next day to be with all of us. Nothing was better than getting a big hug from him when he walked in the door because a lot of your worries went away. My heart goes out to all of the people who had to deal with loosing loved ones let alone if they lived in New York City or Washington D.C. and could have lost more than one family member or friend. This Sunday everyone will remember all of the heroes who helped saved people and all of the innocent victims that were taken from this Earth way too early.