Froelich's Frolics

Today marks 11 years since the horrible attack on our country. I will never forget September 11, 2001. I was actually still asleep when the towers of the World Trade Center were hit. My mom called me from work, and told me to turn on the radio to hear the news. I was shocked by what I was hearing. I got online to read news reports as the day went on. I remember how we saw American flags flying everywhere we went for weeks after that day. Everyone was being so patriotic. I remember buying the TIME and Newsweek magazines for a couple weeks. I remember it being such a perfect day, weather wise. The sky was so blue, the temps were just about perfect, it was just a perfect early fall day. It seems a little more real this year, since 9/11 falls on a Tuesday again. Our country realized that day it was not invincible, and it is not invincible today. Now more than ever, our country needs a re-awakening. I am not getting all political, but our country needs help, and I believe the ...

This date will always give me goosebumps every time I hear it or write it. I know I will never forget what happened that day. I can't believe next year will be 10 years, already. It seems sometimes like it just happened yesterday. What do you remember about that day? I was home that day, I remember that I didn't have any classes that day. Mom called me and told me to turn on the radio, she said something terrible was happening. I was glued to that radio for the rest of the day. I went online to see news stories, but the details were just too much for me. I remember praying and wondering if it was the end... I remember Mom calling me again to go fill up the car with gas because everyone thought the oil prices would skyrocket. I remember NOT hearing any music on any radio stations, only news of the terrible events. I remember seeing the American flags on all the cars, and seeing the flags at half-staff for days (I think it was for a whole month) afterwards in memory of the lives ...