Thursday, September 11, 2008

September 11th Memories

I got this idea from someone else, but I thought it was a good one. Because of the date, I was reflecting on my own September 11th experience, and I thought I would share. (As a preface, I will say that our bad luck really does come in threes, but fortunately for us, it is not nearly as tragic as some peoples'. The week before we left on vacation a Semi-Truck hit Dave and totalled our car.) We were in a hotel in Anaheim getting ready for a fun filled day at Disneyland. I went to the little cafe in the hotel to get Rilie (almost one at the time) some yogurt. The people in the elevator told me I needed to get back to my room and turn on the news right away. I thought that was odd coming from strangers, but I did what they said. How awful! When I clicked on the television they were playing and re-playing the plane hitting the first tower and speculating what had happened. I got Dave out of the shower, and we watched, horrified. When we couldn't take any more, we decided to go to Disneyland (the happiest place on earth.) We didn't get very far when we realized something was wrong. The gates were locked. The park was closed. We later learned that L.A. and surrounding areas were also targets. We drove every where looking for something to take our minds off of reality. The malls were closed. The beaches had chains across their parking lots. I think we finally settled on dinner from McDonald's and went back to the hotel. We were stuck in Anaheim for a few more days. I don't know if I would have been brave enough to fly even if their had been a flight available. We took the only rental car available and to our great relief we were able to come home. I think that is the only time we weren't wishing to be on vacation longer. (Bad thing #3 - In October Dave was laid-off. He was working at the Marriott Hotel Reservation center in the service support department. Business decreased so much that they were letting people go left and right.) I am so greatful for all of the people that fight in so many ways to preserve our freedoms! God Bless America!

6 comments:

Amber said...

Krista, you are so sweet. This actually brought tears to my eyes. I hadn't thought about the exact moments of that tragic day in a while. Thanks for reminding me of all the special things in my life to be grateful for. God bless America!!

Jane said...

I remember you telling me this store. It must have felt like you were dreaming with the city shut down like that. I was so scared, yet I got on an airplane the first day flights resumes. I can't believe I did that considering how scared I was. Let's hope you have a better trip when you return next month.

Andrea said...

That's gotta be a record for the WORST vacation ever! Dang! Well, look at the bright side - every vacation after that has got to be way better! Miss you.

Andrea said...

Are you feeling better? Did you get hammered with a bad cold? You need to stop working through the night and get some sleep! Hope you're doing better! Love ya.

We are the Mayletts said...

good post! How are you???? I had to write mewbowrb to leave my comment.

Whitney said...

Hey Krista, How are You? Your kids are so cute. How have you been? I miss seeing you around. Let me know what has been going on.

Whitney White Jorgensen