I thought today would be a good day to share some things that I remember from that day. I know that this will be the day that we will forever be asked if we remember where we were and what we were doing when we heard about the attack. I remember at the time I was working for Americarpets and every morning when I woke up to get ready I would watch the today show while I did my hair and makeup for the day. When I turned the TV on the first plane had already hit and everyone was till thinking that this was just some horrible plane crash. AS I continued to watch the second plane hit the second tower and that is when everyone realized that this was an intentional attack. A little later a report came across that the pentagon had been hit and I remember just staring at the TV unable to move. I felt like life as we knew it was over we were clearly being attacked and before this I had always felt like we were completely safe from anything like this. I called Jeremy who happened to be in the middle of taking his CDL driving test and didn't know everything that was going on. I wasn't even sure whether I should go to work. The news reporters who were normally so composed were clearly shaken. As the towers collapsed there were moments where the reporters were crying, running, staring in awe; it was shocking. The images were replayed for days as the information unfolded. The world was different we all realized that we could not take for granted our freedoms that we had. It was months before life really started to get back to some sort of normalcy. Not a single customer walked into the carpet store for weeks afterwards. People were scared to leave their homes and scared to spend any unnecessary funds. I know that this a day I will never forget as it will be for most of you. I think its important to remember this day to learn from this day and to share these memories with our children when they are grown.
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