5 years ago today 9/11

sunsett · September 12, 2006

This thread was not be be a bash Bush or Clinton or anyone!!! It was not ment to take away from the hurt that we all feel from what happened 5 yrs ago.

I was hoping that this could be a reflection on our thoughts and feeling of that day.

Thank you for sharing.

My heart goes out to all of the people effected by 9/11 and my prayers are with our goverment and our soldiers today and the future.

Alexandra · September 12, 2006

I remember what a beautiful day that was. I was standing on the porch, holding my 4 mo-old baby, paying the painting contractor who painted our house and talking about the sparkling weather. I went inside to the news that a plane had hit the WTC. I saw the second plane hit live on TV. As the news unfolded, I went to my neighbor's house. She also had a 4 mo.-old baby...and her husband was at work--on the 81st floor of the South Tower.

We watched the buildings burn and crumble and faced the horrifying thought that she was becoming a widow. Her husband Bill had called her after the first plane hit and said he'd been told to stay put, so that's what she thought he was doing. We cried and prayed and clung to our children. When her family arrived I went to keep a doctor's appointment and spent the whole day holding my breath for Bill's and so many other friends' safety. It wasn't until evening that I learned Bill had escaped unharmed and my best friend, who worked on Church Street, had stayed home that day. (As it turned out, Bill had left his office shortly after calling his wife, and only minutes before the second plane crashed right into where he had been sitting.)

The aftermath was never-ending. It was weeks before the area was able to breathe deeply again. I spent days and weeks nursing my child in front of CNN, day and night. The silence in the skies was the eeriest thing, and the sense of community was palpable. What a shame that it's all been utterly squandered.