I shall never forget exactly where I was 9 years ago this morning.....I was sitting in traffic, on my way to work, precisely at Preston Road and Legacy. On the radio....a plane has flown into one of the World Trade Center towers. I couldn't have been more surprised, except when I was actually watching when the space shuttle blew up before our eyes many years ago. My thought was oh my...how could that happen! It's not as it you can't see a building of that size. Never thought about it being a terrorist attack. Never....then I get to work, just as the second plane has hit the other tower. Everyone was crowded around the TV watching in horror as the story unfolded. Then the other plane hits the Pentagon and yet another crashes in a field. Again, unbelievable.... Danny and I were scheduled to go to Cacun on a Production Trip the first week of October....Chelsey, at the tender age of 7, looks at me one morning, after she's been watching yet another story on the news, and says "Mommy, please don't get on a plane.". I called the next day and cancelled our attendance of the trip, so many did so, that the entire trip was cancelled and changed to Vegas at a later date.
At the age of 7, I remember not having many cares in the world, except a baby sister that I adored, a pony to ride and probably passing 2nd grade. Never a worry about terrorist or Mom and Daddy getting on a plane. I guess life was very simple back then. I read the Dallas paper this morning, and see photos of a Lady telling her husband and 1 year old goodbye as she is about to board a plane to Qatar. Not exactly sure where that is....but positive it's not a safe place. Can't imagine being her!
So......as I sit on my nice quiet patio.....enjoying a cup of coffee, I think about all the Mom's out there that are not exactly sure where their children are, but know they are standing up for our country. Makes me sad, but also gives me piece of mind that Chelsey and Colby are sleeping right here at home.
A few years ago we did a family vacation to Vermont. We flew into NY to change planes. Chelsey and I looked out the plane window as it made it's landing approach and could see the hole that would be called ground zero. Another sight I shall never forget. Didn't get to visit the site, but just a view from the plane window was enough to bring a tear to my eye.
A guy on the plane that went down in the Pennsylvania field said the words "Let's roll" and that was the very last words his wife ever heard him say..... Again, can't imagine! Makes me grateful for all the things I have....even if life gets tough at times....we still "roll."
I know this is a very strange post, but I'm just typing as I think about it all...crazy to have such a heavy heart, for something that happened 9 years ago, but also positive that I'm not the only one!
Pam
We started at 9:30am and stopped at 4pm, just in time to shower and leave, so the Realtor could bring someone over to see the house. We got back at 7pm, and they were just leaving. Andy said that the wife didn't like the house, but the husband did and liked the land, said he'd tear down the barn/garage, because it's too close to the house and build up on the hill, which was our original plan. As soon as he said "wife didn't like" I thought CRAP, but then he said she didn't like the last house they bought either....ended up re-doing the whole thing. We'll see if we get an offer, they have a house to sell as well. Finger's crossed!
