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My 9/11 Story- The day that changed me

This is for the Diving Challenge

1. The center cluster was shadowed for depth, the photos and elements near them for shallow.

2. I did Forward- 5 Different Arrows
I did Inward- The 4 frames framing my quotes
I did Reverse- The photos and journaling are mirrored from a vertical center line
I did armstand- the word art, the heart and the word strip are upside down.

3. The journaling is my 9/11 story which I was FINALLY able to scrap.

Journaling is: September 11, 2001- It started out like any morning. Left the apartment at 6:45 and as I got on the subway I was give a flyer for the primary Mayoral elections for the day. I got to the Trade Center at 7:45 and as usual walked around the Mall a bit before getting my coffee and going up to work. At 8:40 I went tio the bathroom. While in the bathroom I felt the building shake. When I got out everyone was standing at the window looking up at tower 1. There were papers raining down all around, it looked like a ticker tape parade. I was pushed into the stairwell because the evacutation bells were ringing. Walked down 25 flughts of stairs only to get out and see a gaping hole in tower one and fire everywhere. People were screaming. The n the people started jumping. It’s a sound I’ll never ever forget, bodes hitting the ground with a sickening thud. My heart broke into a million pieces. As the bodies were falling around me, someone appeared in front of me and asked if I worked for Fidelity. I said yes and he told me to go back upstairs because it was safer up there. I went upstairs and called my mother crying. I told her a bomb went off in the trade center. As I was talking an airplane flew by and BOOM the building shook. I screamed that another bomb went off and hung up on my poor mother.

I bent down to get my stuff to evacuate again and when I looked up my two friends were waiting for me. We ran down 25 flights of steps (again for me) and got out. Again, the fire, the bodies falling around us. We immediate began walking down towards the tip of manhattan. We were walking back up to head towards Penn Station when we heard what sounded like an explosion. I looked up and the top of tower two was falling. Next thing we knew a HUGE cloud of smoke came barreling towards us. We began running and ran for our lives. The cloud enveloped us. I remember thinking “f this is how I am supposed to die, so be it, but I don’t feel ready to die. We ran and ran and decided it was best to get off of the island. We began walking over the Manhattan bridge. While on the bridge, tower 1 fell. We just stood quietly and watched. We found someone on the bridge who took us into her apartment until my father could come get us. My life change that day. My innocence was lost and it would never be found again. I suffer to this day from a crippling fear of flying. It has affected every aspect of my life. I have nightmares every year as the anniversary approaches. Those hijackers took so much away from not only me, but from the entire nation. What a sad day for me and our country.


Credits:
Cindy Schneider set 122 VERY altered
Lost in Space- Shawna Clingerman and Kristin Cronin-Barrow
Masked Marvels- Julie Billingsley
Star Spangled- Melissa Bennett
Boom Boom Clap- Libby Pritchett
A Quiver of Arrows- Jullie Billingsley COMING tomorrow to SSD
DJB You Make My Heart Sing
Hobo Std
{{{HUGS}}} Alisa, I cannot even imagine what you go through but I will never ever forget where I was on 9-11-2001....
 
This is simply amazing Alisa. Your journaling is beautiful and your page design is stunning!
 
Wow - what a story and page - I love how you worked the challenge and tackled each requirement. I'm so amazed that someone told you to go back inside?! My goodness. I'm sorry you went through all of that so up close and personal. Thank you for sharing your experience.
 
You did an amazing layout about this moment Alisa. Your journalling is powerful and the whole page is so well balanced. (Hugs).
 
This is such a moving story! Your journaling is so powerful. I am sorry for all you went through. I can't even begin to imagine what it would have been like. You did a great job scrapping this hard memory also.
 
Alisa, this is such a moving page! I remember this day so well as I was home with Noah. He was only a week old. When I woke to this I couldn't help but think what kind of world did I bring a child into. For you to have gone through all of this I just cannot imagine. You are such an amazing woman, Alisa. {{hugs}}
 
I'm glad you were able to scrap about this, Alisa. I know it was hard for you, but I hope it helped at least a little. I can't imagine what it must have been like for you on that day and what it has been like ever since. Big HUGS! Your layout is gorgeous!
 
This is heart wrenching. Goodness Alison. Wow. You really touched me with this layout. I'm from NYC myself so this hits home for me.
 

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