patchsamkim

I didn't find out until I went to a meeting...and everyone was talking about it...it seemed so unbelievable...and I had to go home and watch about it on TV before I could go into work after the meeting...everyone that came into the store that day had to talk about it...we were all in shock that it really happened....and when back home again was pretty glued to the tv...having to talk with my boys about what happened...very hard knowing what to explain to a 10 and 13 year old why people would want to do that to other people....to explain such evil when I didn't really understand it myself.

marscrafter

My husband and I were at home, he was already getting ready for the day and he woke me up. He had a habit of watching the news in the morning, and we saw that a plane had crashed into one tower. My mom called me and we were on the phone and saw the second tower hit. We stayed home from work and just sat shocked at what was going on.

dotcomdtcm

I was teaching art in Long Island, watched the towers fall on tv. Our secretary knew her brother was there. Students lost parents, teachers lost husbands, many lost neighbors. I will always live in NYC and am grateful to all who work to keep us safe.

Tudey

I was in bed---my sister inlaw called from Fresno hysterical and told us to turn the TV on...we did , in time to see the second plane hit. That was a horrible day.
The following year, 2002, at the Pacific International Quilt Festival, there was a display of "9-11" quilts. Beautifully done, they captured all the raw emotions of that day. It was a difficult display for me to look at.

quiltmau

I was living in Australia at that time-I usually stay up late but for some reason we went to bed early-the next morning husband told me to turn on the TV. We could not believe what we were seeing.

Nanaquilts44

I was home when it happened and got a call from my daughter to turn on the TV. Could not believe what was happening. My parents were with us at the time and my dad who had Alzheimer's sat and watched the coverage almost all day. He was in WWII.

alapetitechaise

I was working as a state health care facility surveyor in Michigan. We were at a nursing home near the Indiana/Michigan border. One of the patients saw it on TV and told us. We watched with the NH staff and patients. There wasn't much work done that day. In the evening, I went back to my hotel room and felt horrible, not wanting to be alone. One of the local churches had a service that night; I went to that service. Everyone was crying. Today, I feel very emotional as I watch the various memorials and other rememberances.

KarenR

I was in a store and looking at fabric when I heard it on the radio.

hannajo

I was living in South Bronx in NYC at the time. Even after both planes hit, I was in somewhat of a daze trying to figure out what this all meant, how bad of a situation it was. At one point children were all over in the street and I realized they had let the schools out. That's when it sunk in. For about 5 minutes I became so frightened, the world became a darker place. I started looking into our future America, thinking it would become like other parts of the world where you get on the bus to go to work in the morning, and you don't know if you're getting home alive. Would there be more attacks through the night? For some reason I thought I should go to sleep in clothes in case there were bombings at night.

Then I shook myself. I decided at that moment, that I would never -for as long as I'm on this earth- live in fear. I don't care how bad or how violent things get, I am going to live my life and live it fully. If I want to take a flight, I'll take it. I will continue to take subways and buses. I will still choose to think the best about people, especially strangers. That night, I put my pajamas on, and went to bed in peace.

Katts 14

I was at home getting ready for my cousin's funeral only 55 massive heart attack, then called my friend who work in Washington he came home fine