I remeber three years ago Sandra, our beloved tatsxxx11, was extremely worried because she had not heard from her husband, who was in NY on business. Eventually he was able to contact her and he was fine, but it was an awful wait.

I remember a co-worker calling me in to my bosses office, where there was a TV.

I remember hearing screaming from the florist's office beneath ours. I later found out that the florist's boyfriend was on one of the planes that hit the World Trade Towers.

I remember that one Pet Talker has a cousin who worked in one of the towers who managed to escape between the time the plane hit and when the building collapsed.

I remember the skies over Boston being silent for days afterwards, except for the unfamiliar sound of fighter jets patrolling the city.

My sister, and my sister-in-law who worked in downtown Boston, in tall buildings, were evacuated and sent home.

I called my brother, who was home with his baby daughter, less than a month old. He was an Army Reservist. I told him to turn on the TV, and then he called the base. He has been activated since January 2003 (he's stateside, but still hours from home), and hopes to be de-activated on January 26th, 2005.

So many lives lost, hearts broken, bonds strengthened and lives forever changed.

I remember.