Well, I'll never forget this day since it's my birthday. I remember it was a beautiful sunny day in Chicago! I was truly looking forward to a great day because our business partners were treating us to a boat ride later in the afternoon along Lake Michigan. With the sun shining and temps perfect I was really excited thinking what a nice birthday treat.

I had made Cream Puffs and brought them down to work so people were stopping by to wish me a Happy Birthday and take a Cream Puff. Then a co-worker mentioned to me "Hey, you're a 9-1-1 Baby!" I had never thought about that before. No sooner did the words come out of his mouth, when there was a flurry of activity (phone calls, people bring up the news on the Internet, etc)... It was like a nightmare... At that point many of us went down to the cafeteria because there is a large TV which takes up one whole wall. As people were gathering, the WTC buildings started to collapse. I was in shock as I headed back to my desk. My current boss was based in New Jersey, so she called and told everyone she wanted us to leave and go home to be with our families. I had driven to work that day, so getting out of the downtown area and home was challenging to say the least. I think it took us almost 4 hours to get home that day.

As we approach the 10th Anniversary, my thoughts and prayers go out to those who lost their lives and for their families. God Bless America!