on days like today where as a nation we are looking back at a human catastrophe, i think about the fear that i felt on 9-11-2001. Stuck in an office without access to current information, relying on printed pages to explain the magnitude of what was happening. I was six months pregnant with Annika and in the days that followe there was a definite sense of dread. what was i bringing this little girl in too. those days that followed it seemed like there was going to be an attack around every corner. that this unknown enemy was going to start bombing every corner of the united states and we would always be on red alert. although there have been international incidents there has been no other international terrorists that have accomplished that kind of massive attack on our country in the last 11 years. it makes me glad that i didnt let the fear get to me, that we moved on with our plans for a family. to have lived in the shadow of that fear would have been a regret that we would have never moved past. this is why i am so thankful that i have a husband that would do anything to protect me and his family, he brings out of the fear and back in to enjoying the little things about every day life.