Always Remember

I am sure everyone remembers what they were doing when the attacks happened in New York and Washington DC on 9/11. I remember what I was doing. I was driving to work that morning and heard on the radio that the first tower of the WTC was hit. I also remember kissing Doug goodbye when he left the house first thing that morning to take a flight from Atlanta to Washington DC. My heart sunk into my chest listening to that report.

I was so happy to hear Doug's voice on my voicemail at work saying that the plane he was on landed in Norfolk, VA and he was safe. I called him back in tears. He got the news of the WTC and Pentagon attacks while he was in the air - obviously they were not going to be landing in DC that day. Doug managed to get a rental car (people were flooding to the rental car places) and just started driving - not really sure what to do. After spending the night in Richmond, he ended up driving to DC to pick up his boss that was stranded too. They drove back to Atlanta together.

My dad was on a flight from Atlanta to Chicago at the same time Doug was in the air. Luckily, he landed safely, managed to rent a car and drove home the next day as well.

It was such a horrible day, but I was one of the lucky ones, my loved ones were able to come home. Thousands and thousands of people weren't so lucky. My heart goes out to each and every person who lost someone they loved that tragic day.

Always remember September 11.