Remembering Sept. 11 2001

[Kims Robot]

I was at college in my senior year, and I remember getting back from my first class of the day, and my roommate got a call from her boyfriend saying we had to turn on the TV. We did, and sat there in awe watching the events unfold... we saw the second plane hit live as well. I remember being in shock, and crying for all those people, and I called my dad as soon as I could. I sat on the phone with him for an hour as he watched at work too, and had no idea what to do, think or say... it was just horrific to me that anyone could hurt so many people. I had a class at 10:00 that I ended up going to, and the teacher taught it as if nothing happened, most of us sat in stunned silence. I dont know if he didnt know or just didnt know what to say. After that we did get a campus-wide email saying that we were welcome to not attend classes, and that counciling and call centers had been set up for anyone who was affected or might need to contact family.

That day was also my godson's second birthday... today he celebrates his nineth. It is still odd for me to feel so sad and so happy on the same day. In some ways I am thankful he was too young to understand it all.