I am so thankful there are human beings like this gentleman in our world & yet I am saddened that we lost so many good people on this day. I am so grateful for our soldiers for all that they do & have done, our firefighters who run in when everyone else is running out & to be an American - where I can be free to be anyone I choose to be. To have the opportunities to dream & achieve those dreams. To be able to raise my daughter in a land where she can & will graduate from graduate school & pursue her own dreams.
What would I do in the last hour of my life? I'd want to let as many people know how much I love them & how much of an impact they've had on my life. I have so very much to be grateful for. I am so very blessed in my life: my healthy & happy daughter, my husband who greets me with "hello, my beautiful wife" every day, my home, my ability to go to Disney World a few times a year, my health, my car, my ability to run, my job, my co-workers & my students. I wonder if these people know how much they mean to me?
So on this day, I'll start with my husband Bryan. I've known him for 10 years now. Ironically our first date was August, 2001. One month prior to that horrible day in September. Why start with him you may ask? He's a firefighter. He's the one who jumps up out of bed or up from the dinner table to go help someone else - most likely a stranger. He's the 6'4", 350+ guy who cries when a child has been killed, when a brother firefighter has died & who would help anyone @ anytime. He's the one person in my life who will have the hardest time getting through today. I saw a few tears roll down his cheeks this morning as we watched the news cover the attacks. For all you do & more as a firefighter, husband & father....thank you & I love you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF3f79-UX0c&feature=related
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