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I remember freaking out a day or two after the 11t...

2009-09-25T13:08:54.187-05:00

I remember freaking out a day or two after the 11th when I heard someone start up a lawn mower--since we lived near a flight path close to Dulles, I freaked out a little until my brain registered exactly what that sound was.
I also remember how incredibly quiet and empty the roads and the skies were that day as we drove home early from work. The only planes we saw were fighter jets that were flying around DC.
The next couple weeks I was glued to news reports on the internet and TV. I cried when I saw people in MidEastern countries celebrating all that we lost--I couldn't believe anyone could hate anyone else that much that they would rejoice in the instant loss of 3,000 lives.

Thank you for remembering.

Wow!! Great post. I remember almost every detail o...

2009-09-16T09:39:04.723-05:00

Wow!! Great post. I remember almost every detail of that day too.

Miss you! How's it going? Hitting Opryland in Feb?

Beautiful Post. I think that day is ingrained in ...

2009-09-15T21:04:20.672-05:00

Beautiful Post. I think that day is ingrained in all of North America's minds, and the rest of the world for that matter.

Beautifully written. You've expressed what many of...

2009-09-13T21:40:45.090-05:00

Beautifully written. You've expressed what many of us were feeling that day. Thank you.

Beautifully written. You've expressed what many of...

2009-09-13T21:39:07.493-05:00

Beautifully written. You've expressed what many of us were feeling that day. Thank you.

What a terrible story, but you wrote it beautifull...

2009-09-13T16:05:57.201-05:00

What a terrible story, but you wrote it beautifully. I worried about a draft that day, too. I remember hugging my husband, crying and begging him to tell me again why he wouldn't be drafted first.

I had Lazer 103 on as I got ready for work that mo...

2009-09-12T20:57:44.257-05:00

I had Lazer 103 on as I got ready for work that morning. The way Bob and Brian and Ted Perry who was sitting in for the sports guy that day went suddenly serious and quiet absolutely scared me to death. I ran to the TV, called my husband's cell, called by boss...and decided I needed to leave for work. The bosses' sister was in NY on her first business trip...someone needed to be in the office, so I went.

I was at 5 Corners in cedarburg, stopped at a light when the second plane hit. I looked in to the rear-view mirror to see the man driving the car behind me cover his face with his hands as he, too, heard the news.

I held it together most of the day, but started to cry uncontrollably upon arriving home that evening. My normally stoic husband had gone out, bought a flag holder and flag, which flew proudly from the porch of our first home. We stood in the driveway and cried together.

Never forget.
Beautiful post.

You are such a good writer.

2009-09-12T09:32:38.299-05:00

You are such a good writer.

I remember that day and hearing about the first pl...

2009-09-11T15:34:10.509-05:00

I remember that day and hearing about the first plane hitting the tower and thinking what idiot couldn't see a huge building and miss it? I even called my wife and told her to turn on the news. By the time I got into the office, we were all glued to the television, and saw the rest of that horrible day.

Unlike you, we had to go to work, and I can remember how eerily quiet it was, especially since I was at a sight located within a flight path to O'Hare. Trust me, that scared me more than anything, the silence of air traffic. I hope I never have to experience that again.

Great writing, thanks for sharing.

This might be the best thing I've read all day. Th...

2009-09-11T13:30:36.295-05:00

This might be the best thing I've read all day. Thank you for sharing it Colleen.

I still feel like the happenings of that day are s...

2009-09-11T11:33:50.449-05:00

I still feel like the happenings of that day are still so fresh in my mind. I remember being so scared, that we were officially under attack by people that hated our country -- a hatred that filled their entire being to do such a thing.

I remember Leo had to go Lowe's to buy a new stove -- ours had died and we hadn't had one for a few days -- and we really needed to get that stove.

So, he went out that evening to buy it -- which he said was just weird because everything was like a ghosttown. The guy from Lowe's helped Leo out with the stove so they could load it up in the SUV.

As they stood in the parking lot talking about the events of the day, they heard a plane above -- it was Airforce One -- which they didn't know at the time -- but it was confirmed the next day.

We'll never forget. And I can't say enough to thank the men and women that bravely and FREELY serve and defend our country and all our freedoms each and every day.

Beautiful post. I remember hearing that there were...

2009-09-11T09:45:52.679-05:00

Beautiful post. I remember hearing that there were people golfing and I was in disbelief. I must have been glued to the TV for 2 weeks - always waiting for the next shoe to drop.

Parties were cancelled, comedies on TV were cancelled...and then the flags. I remember driving the next day and just seeing flag after flag- real ones, painted ones, handmade ones.

I can remember rolling down my car window one or 2 days later to yell at a random construction crew: "They found 4 firefighters!!!!" and everyone cheered.

Posted a video on my blog today - I agree we can never forget.