l’ve never posted about my experience of that day. We all collectively experienced a trauma that stays with us and has marked our hearts in such an indelible way that it just didn’t seem necessary. But I’ll give my personal little story today. I was supposed to go to work that morning on Liberty Street, blocks away from the trade centers. I was a waiter at a place called Divine Bar. I didn’t need to be at work until 10am so my roommate rushed into my bedroom with the news. My other roommate had already gone to work in the city and wound up walking across the Manhattan bridge to get back to us in Brooklyn. Where we stayed. Glued to the TV, looking out our window at the smoke. Horrified and shocked. I’ve never felt such collective grief and a genuine instinctive desire to help our fellow humans. People were heroic and kind. It was beautiful. It was tragic. It shattered my heart and restored my faith in humanity all at the same time. I went back to work 10 days later, under the “we will overcome” ra-ra patriotism we were all exhibiting then. The building’s rubble was still burning, the air horrible. We found fingers in our air vents. We stayed open to no customers. They had all worked at the trade centers. They were gone. I like to think we are still those people that selflessly rushed to each other’s side in a time of terrifying crisis. Even as our country is more divided than ever, I want to believe. But maybe we’re not. I don’t know. What I do know, is that it happened. We bridged the gap in our humanity and became unified. Just for a few weeks. We will #neverforget #911 #twentyyearanniversary #worldtradecenter #wtc
l’ve never posted about my experience of that day. We all collectively experienced a trauma that stays with us and has marked our hearts in such an indelible way that it just didn’t seem necessary. But I’ll give my personal little story today. I was supposed to go to work that morning on Liberty Street, blocks away from the trade centers. I was a waiter at a place called Divine Bar. I didn’t need to be at work until 10am so my roommate rushed into my bedroom with the news. My other roommate had already gone to work in the city and wound up walking across the Manhattan bridge to get back to us in Brooklyn. Where we stayed. Glued to the TV, looking out our window at the smoke. Horrified and shocked. I’ve never felt such collective grief and a genuine instinctive desire to help our fellow humans. People were heroic and kind. It was beautiful. It was tragic. It shattered my heart and restored my faith in humanity all at the same time. I went back to work 10 days later, under the “we will overcome” ra-ra patriotism we were all exhibiting then. The building’s rubble was still burning, the air horrible. We found fingers in our air vents. We stayed open to no customers. They had all worked at the trade centers. They were gone. I like to think we are still those people that selflessly rushed to each other’s side in a time of terrifying crisis. Even as our country is more divided than ever, I want to believe. But maybe we’re not. I don’t know. What I do know, is that it happened. We bridged the gap in our humanity and became unified. Just for a few weeks. We will #neverforget #911 #twentyyearanniversary #worldtradecenter #wtc
l’ve never posted about my experience of that day. We all collectively experienced a trauma that stays with us and has marked our hearts in such an indelible way that it just didn’t seem necessary. But I’ll give my personal little story today. I was supposed to go to work that morning on Liberty Street, blocks away from the trade centers. I was a waiter at a place called Divine Bar. I didn’t need to be at work until 10am so my roommate rushed into my bedroom with the news. My other roommate had already gone to work in the city and wound up walking across the Manhattan bridge to get back to us in Brooklyn. Where we stayed. Glued to the TV, looking out our window at the smoke. Horrified and shocked. I’ve never felt such collective grief and a genuine instinctive desire to help our fellow humans. People were heroic and kind. It was beautiful. It was tragic. It shattered my heart and restored my faith in humanity all at the same time. I went back to work 10 days later, under the “we will overcome” ra-ra patriotism we were all exhibiting then. The building’s rubble was still burning, the air horrible. We found fingers in our air vents. We stayed open to no customers. They had all worked at the trade centers. They were gone. I like to think we are still those people that selflessly rushed to each other’s side in a time of terrifying crisis. Even as our country is more divided than ever, I want to believe. But maybe we’re not. I don’t know. What I do know, is that it happened. We bridged the gap in our humanity and became unified. Just for a few weeks. We will #neverforget #911 #twentyyearanniversary #worldtradecenter #wtc
l’ve never posted about my experience of that day. We all collectively experienced a trauma that stays with us and has marked our hearts in such an indelible way that it just didn’t seem necessary. But I’ll give my personal little story today. I was supposed to go to work that morning on Liberty Street, blocks away from the trade centers. I was a waiter at a place called Divine Bar. I didn’t need to be at work until 10am so my roommate rushed into my bedroom with the news. My other roommate had already gone to work in the city and wound up walking across the Manhattan bridge to get back to us in Brooklyn. Where we stayed. Glued to the TV, looking out our window at the smoke. Horrified and shocked. I’ve never felt such collective grief and a genuine instinctive desire to help our fellow humans. People were heroic and kind. It was beautiful. It was tragic. It shattered my heart and restored my faith in humanity all at the same time. I went back to work 10 days later, under the “we will overcome” ra-ra patriotism we were all exhibiting then. The building’s rubble was still burning, the air horrible. We found fingers in our air vents. We stayed open to no customers. They had all worked at the trade centers. They were gone. I like to think we are still those people that selflessly rushed to each other’s side in a time of terrifying crisis. Even as our country is more divided than ever, I want to believe. But maybe we’re not. I don’t know. What I do know, is that it happened. We bridged the gap in our humanity and became unified. Just for a few weeks. We will #neverforget #911 #twentyyearanniversary #worldtradecenter #wtc
Happy Birthday @joelotruglio ! I love you and thank you for keeping me current and in touch with all these new trends. Now let’s put on some skinny jeans and celebrate! Happy Birthday!!!🎉💗🎉
Happy Birthday @joelotruglio ! I love you and thank you for keeping me current and in touch with all these new trends. Now let’s put on some skinny jeans and celebrate! Happy Birthday!!!🎉💗🎉
Happy Birthday @joelotruglio ! I love you and thank you for keeping me current and in touch with all these new trends. Now let’s put on some skinny jeans and celebrate! Happy Birthday!!!🎉💗🎉
Happy Birthday @joelotruglio ! I love you and thank you for keeping me current and in touch with all these new trends. Now let’s put on some skinny jeans and celebrate! Happy Birthday!!!🎉💗🎉
Happy Birthday @joelotruglio ! I love you and thank you for keeping me current and in touch with all these new trends. Now let’s put on some skinny jeans and celebrate! Happy Birthday!!!🎉💗🎉
Happy Birthday @joelotruglio ! I love you and thank you for keeping me current and in touch with all these new trends. Now let’s put on some skinny jeans and celebrate! Happy Birthday!!!🎉💗🎉
I prefer the term middle adulthood.
If you’d like to see me make this face, get ready cause things are getting 🔥! Tune in THURSDAY for an all new episode of #TacomaFD. Watch only on @truTV at 10/9c.
The happiest of birthdays to my dear friend and partner in many things, but mainly ridiculous photo shoots. Happy Birthday @vhu ! 🎉💗🎉 (thank you @kateromeropics and @novakaplan for the professional pics)
The happiest of birthdays to my dear friend and partner in many things, but mainly ridiculous photo shoots. Happy Birthday @vhu ! 🎉💗🎉 (thank you @kateromeropics and @novakaplan for the professional pics)
The happiest of birthdays to my dear friend and partner in many things, but mainly ridiculous photo shoots. Happy Birthday @vhu ! 🎉💗🎉 (thank you @kateromeropics and @novakaplan for the professional pics)
The happiest of birthdays to my dear friend and partner in many things, but mainly ridiculous photo shoots. Happy Birthday @vhu ! 🎉💗🎉 (thank you @kateromeropics and @novakaplan for the professional pics)
Happy Birthday Dad! I love you so. 1-2 💗💗💗
Happy Birthday Dad! I love you so. 1-2 💗💗💗
Happy Birthday Dad! I love you so. 1-2 💗💗💗
Sunning himself #elijames #halloween 🧛♀️
Someone’s excited Wawa’s in town! (He calls her Wawa. I have no idea why) 💗
Happy Birthday week to my Sister Wives!!! Love you both eternally. 🎉💗🎉@vhu @katy_farzanrad
Happy Birthday week to my Sister Wives!!! Love you both eternally. 🎉💗🎉@vhu @katy_farzanrad
Happy Birthday Stacy!!! Please enjoy this cousin collage. Love you!!! @atx1983 🎉💗🎉