June 15th 2013

We picked a date! It seems so far away from now, but I know as soon as next summer hits the next year will just fly by!  But since we have a date now, hopefully I will get better at this blog thing & update more as wedding plans get done. ( :

09.11.2001

I know I am a day late with this, but better late then never.  I want to take a moment to look back & reflect on the horrible day America encountered that beautiful Tuesday morning in September.  I remember that day perfectly, but I couldnt tell you what I did last Tuesday... All in all, I don't remember what it was like before 9/11 considering I was so young, but now I know the security, the war, the lives lost.

The lovely NYC skyline before 9/11

I never had the priveledge of seeing this for myself, but I did visit Ground Zero a few years following these events and I hope to visit NYC soon to see the new Ground Zero memorials that have been opened this past weekend.

The Horrific Day...

I know this is a horrible picture but I believe it should be shown.  These images are forevered scared in my head and I will never forget.  But it is an importand day in history & should be taught.

Later that day...

And finally Ground Zero on 09/11/2011 ten years later....

My favorite quote that has come out of all of this is spoken by former President Bush in a National Geograpic 09.11 interview special.  He said

"Eventually September 11th will be a date on the calendar like Pearl Harbor Day. But for those of us who lived through it, it will be a day we will never forget."

& I believe this is true, in another fifty years we won't memorialize 09/11 as we did yesterday but those who lived it will never ever forget.

first wedding item

My mom got us our very first item that we will use in our wedding.  Our cake topper! It is super small and simple but I love it & can decorate with it using flowers or shells, depending which way the cake is decorated.  It was purchased from http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/ & everything on this website is absolutely adorable. 

My cake topper is here....

Hope you like it. ( :