Things I Love Thursdays - September 11th Edition

Good morning folks! I'm sure I don't have to remind you, but today is the anniversary of September 11th. And so today my love post will be dedicated to only one thing I love - America.

I can't believe it's been SEVEN years already. I feel like unless you were directly impacted, that people have forgotten, especially out here in San Diego, the opposite side of the country. I don't know about you but I could NEVER forget that morning.

I was a senior in high school getting up in the morning for school. As I stepped out of the shower and started to dry myself off, I heard my mom gasp downstairs and say "OH MY GOD". She had just watched the second plane hit. I got dressed as fast as I could and ran downstairs to see what had happened. Of course the replays of the second plane hitting were non-stop, and as one of the anchors said "Now we know for sure. This is an act of terrorism on the United States" it really sunk in.

I got to school and immediately went into a favorite teacher's room to watch more coverage as many other kids had already done. We watched in horror as the anchors talked of a plane heading towards the Pentagon and another towards the White House but it was in PA right then and what was it going to do? The bell rang and classes started and no one did anything all morning except turn on the tvs and watch the coverage.

We cried when we saw the people jumping and when the towers fell. The thought of all those lives being lost just devastated me.

The worst part was going back to school the next day and feeling like everyone had forgotten what had happened the day before. I've always been pretty emotional but I still was shocked that no one seemed to care anymore, and I still feel that way today.

Maybe it's different the closer you get to Ground Zero, I don't know. But the general idea to me seems to be that no one is remembering the thousands of people who died for no good reason that day. I bet the families of the victims don't feel that way.

So as you make your way throughout the day today, take a minute and remember how lucky you are to be here right now, and think of those who were killed that day and their families. Whatever your opinion of Bush, remember that we haven't been attacked on home soil since that day...he must be doing something right.

We are protected. We are free. We are so blessed.

Just don't forget that.