09/11/2026
Today, we remember. 🇺🇸
I was 11 years old on September 11, 2001, and I can still remember watching everything unfold on TV at school, and then later at home with my family.
I remember the stillness of the air because there were no airline flights overhead. I remember seeing the fright and uncertainty on my parents’ and teachers’ faces. At 11 years old, I didn’t fully understand the magnitude of what was happening or how much our world had changed. Of course, looking back now, I know that everything changed that day.
It’s crazy to think about the different stages of my life that have connected me to that place. I saw the World Trade Center towers when I was 7 years old. I stood at Ground Zero when I was 14. And at 28, I returned to see One World Trade Center and walk through the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
Those experiences hit differently at every age.
Today, I think of the nearly 3,000 lives lost, the families who never got to say goodbye, the first responders who ran toward danger when everyone else was running away, and the countless lives forever changed.
September 11th reminds me how fragile life is, how precious our time with the people we love truly is, and how important it is to remember the way our country came together in the days that followed.
25 years later, I still remember that 11-year-old girl watching the television and trying to understand what was happening.
May we never forget those who never made it home, those who gave everything to save others, and the families who have carried their memories ever since.
We remember. We honor. We will never forget. 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙
