9/11... Sixteen years later

*Ironically I took a screen shot of my phone on September 11 at 9:11 p.m. 

Today is the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001. I remember I was in Logan attending my first semester at Utah State University. I had a cold and didn't sleep well the night before, so I was initially irritated when my roommates woke me up. My irritation quickly turned into anxiety when they told me there was a plane that had crashed through The Twin Towers in New York. I seemed to be glued to the t.v. for the rest of the morning as I watched the events unfold. Watching the news was sad, terrifying, and left me feeling helpless. I had only lived away from home for about three weeks, and I felt so unsettled at the news; all I wanted to do was drive home, but I knew I couldn't. 

I went to my classes,  but all we talked about that day was the uncertainty of what was going to happen. Would we go to war? Would there be other attacks?  It was a day, a week, a month, and many more years of uncertainty. The attacks on America killed almost 3,000 people and injured thousands more. It really was a day that changed America, in some ways for the better, and in some ways for worse. 

A few years ago Tyler and I went to New York and one of the highlights was visiting the 9/11 memorial. Although it was a sad part of our trip, it was very humbling to see and read about all the heroes and victims of the attacks. 

I hope to one day take our kids to New York, take them to the memorial, and tell them all about this day that changed America.