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2002-09-11

I was at home taking care of Haley, Victoria, and Jared. My husband called me up to tell me that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. He told me to turn on the television. A few minutes after I turned it on I saw the second plane hit the second tower. I was stunned and just had a feeling that this was not just some accident. I tried to watch as much as I could turning from one news station to another. But it wasn't until a few hours later, that I realized I could have lost both my husband and my father in law. They had planned a business trip about a month earlier. The flights they were considering to take were those two flights. They had decided to take the American Airlines flight because the price was right and there was only a few minutes between flights. The Tuesday before September 11, they decided to cancel the flight and leave the tickets open for a future date. They decided not to go because September 11th is my husbands birthday and the 12th is our anniversary. My husband just didn't want to go until after those two days. I realized how lucky we all were on that day. I had this great feeling of joy, but at the same time felt guilty because other people lost their loved ones that day. I spent the next few days feeling shock, as did everyone as a whole. It took a while for the feeling of guilt to leave me. I understood that I could not change what had happened. I prayed for all those who lost their lives and their families. My husband and I look at life alot differently now. We enjoy every moment we have of life and we don't dwell on the little things. We make the best of everything. We stand united with our country and fully support our military. May God Bless America.