twelve years...

i can't believe it's been 12 years already..

i remember that day like it was yesterday.

i was in the 7th grade. 

my grandma woke me up to get ready for school.

her and my grandpa were glued to the tv.

they weren't sure of the cause yet.

i remember when we heard the announcement.

it was a terrorist attack. 

feeling fear, confusion and sadness.

so many people died that day.

today my thoughts are with every single person affected!!

whether they were on those planes, on the ground, the families

the firefighters, police, eyewitnesses, rescuers.

and those affected by the war that followed.

"Remember the hours after September 11th when we came together as one to answer the attack against our homeland. We drew strength when our firefighters ran upstairs and risked their lives so that others might live; when rescuers rushed into smoke and fire at the Pentagon; when the men and women of Flight 93 sacrificed themselves to save our nation’s Capitol; when flags were hanging from front porches all across America, and strangers became friends. It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.” 

–Sen. John Kerry