There are three things our family is thankful for today, September 11th. Most people focus on the sadness and all the things that happened but we also have some happiness on this day in our house. The good things that have happened since the tragedy remind us that evil cannot and will not win.
September 11th was way before my time. We hear about it all the time and it is a day no one will ever forget. What happened is simply unimaginable but it happened. Mom is very thankful she was living on Lake Constance in Southern Germany at the time. She was taking a computer class and first heard a plane hit one of the towers when she got in her car to drive home. It’s seven hours later over there. She didn’t think too much of it because she always thought planes would one day hit a tall building as they seem to fly so close to them. As she drove things evolved and she realized it wasn’t an accident.
After having to make a grocery store stop, she raced home and glued herself to CNN for a few days. She is thankful she was in Germany and not the US as she would have been really stuck. It was bad in Germany, but not like it would have been had she been in the US. She’s also thankful for CNN as it was the best way to stay informed at that time.
Five years later, the GBGV litter Mom was waiting for was born. She wanted a GBGV. They were and still are, not easy to come by. Emma was in that litter but Mom was a bit concerned with her having a birthday on such a tragic date. In 2006, digital cameras were still rather new. Mom doesn’t have any photos of Emma until she was nine months old.
Emma turned out to be the dog that changed Mom’s life forever. She is in love with our breed, and Emma is credited with starting our blog and getting us all involved in dog sports. Mom read about nose work on a blogging friends blog and that started the whole sports thing. Without Emma, we would all be couch potatoes. Don’t get me wrong, that isn’t a bad thing but Mom is so happy with blogging, photography, and all the sports and traveling we now do.
The final thankful we have for this day is that it is my Gotcha Day! Yes, our breeder had so many of us from the litter of fourteen, she drove up here to show some of us girls to Mom. Of course, Mom could not say no to a puppy! I wrapped myself around her emotions so fast she didn’t know what hit her. My sisters kept coming by to bug me which only solidified my position as the best puppy to adopt.
After an hour or two, it was a done deal and I was staying with Emma and Katie. Emma was a bit miffed that her birthday was crashed by a bunch of puppies but she still got to celebrate. She never did forgive me or mom for having her birthday, in her mind, ruined.
Today is a very sad and tragic day to never forget, but life always moves on and one needs to find the good in the bad and hold onto it. Our good is all coincidental, but we are happy we have some bright lights on an otherwise dark day.
We’re joining Brian’s Home Blog in the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
happy gotcha day… and we will remember… the good things like your wonderful sis Emma and the sad ones too what happened today…
It is a day of happy and sad every year at our house but it reminds us that even on a tragic day, good can happen.
Happy Gotcha Day, Bailie! Happiness came out of horrifically horrible on this day for your mom.
We have had lots of good on this day which reminds us that evil cannot win.
Often the rain is followed by a rainbow …
That is a good thing!
Happy Gotcha Day Bailie!!!!! It is so nice to focus on the happy memories!
xoxo,
Rosy & Sunny
It is because a lot of good has happened to a lot of people on this day. We can remember and also celebrate that life goes on.
Happy gotcha day, Bailie.
Thank you.
Happy Gotcha Day ~ lovely tribute to a sad day ~ and yes life goes on ~ best to remember but move on also ~ glad you all are filled with love for each other ~ hugs,
an artist reflects
One can’t be stuck in the sadness, no one wishes for that. Remembering is all we can do and we can celebrate positives that happen on that date.
Great post. Thank you. your friend Chester
Now we have to remember to go to the Flight 93 Memorial when we are in PA. We always forget and then see the sign for it but don’t have time. Maybe later this year, we will see.
Mom went one time to Shanksville. Its amazing. She was with a friend and Dash and Lilly. Dogs aren’t allowed in the area of the memorial so mom and her friend took turns either walking D and L or visiting the memorial. It was worth it she says.
We definitely want to go. Mom has read about where dogs are/are not allowed but just to be there for us would be enough. Thanks for the info.
Even on the worst day there is something for which to be thankful. I am glad you are concentrating on the good things which have happened on this day.
One needs to always look for the good in the bad.
Such a nice post today and we all wish you a Happy Gotcha Day Bailie! Thanks for joining Angel Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
Thank you. Even the worst of days have a bright spot if you look for it.
Always good to see the glass half full! It’s a date that will stay in our minds, yet we can make good come out of it
Good will always win over evil.
It definitely was one of the worst days in US history. Did you mom live near Insel Mainau by chance (i.e. Meersberg)? I love that area-one of my most favorite places in Bavaria.
Mom actually lived in Ueberlingen for two years and she worked at the Hotel 3 Stuben in Meersburg for one season. It was a seasonal smaller, fancy fachwerk hotel owned by a small family. It is a charming little town with lots of steep streets.