Where Were You When?

Robin from Life is Like Champagne has tagged me for a meme that will both reveal my age and how tuned in I was to the outside world at various times. I'm embarrassed at how self-involved I seem while these awful events were going on. I'm going to add a few, just to spice things up as I pass this meme along!

I'm tagging these four bloggers to keep this going: It's My Life, Lovebug and Rolley Polley, Mommy Vents, and Dawn's Diversions.

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster - January 28, 1986 - I was in middle school, living in Westchester, NY. They had put TVs in the halls so we could see the launch, and we were all huddled around it, trying to peer over people's shoulders when it exploded. I remember how shocked everyone was that a teacher died. Her death seemed more tragic somehow... more random. None of us could believe that it had happened, that they were all gone in an instant.


The Oklahoma City Bombing - April 19, 1995 - Drinking margaritas at a Mexican restaurant in Georgetown with all of my girlfriends in college. I hadn't heard the news yet that day and asked them what the explosion on tv was all about. Too busy running around going to classes and finishing assignments to check in with the rest of the world!

Princess Diana's Death - 31 August 1997 - The death of Diana, easily the most romantic public figure of all time, happened when Steve and I were away on a whirlwind tour of wedding locations. I remember staring at the tiny little tv in the country inn of the Village at Grafton in disbelief with tears streaming down my face. She was one of those people the whole world (with the exception of the royal family) loved. She was just on the cusp of finding happiness with Dodi. When we woke up the next day, she was dead.

Attack on the Twin Towers - 11 September 2001 - I walked into my ob/gyn office with Steve to find out whether I would be able to go off of bedrest for my last few weeks of pregnancy. He was pretty cynical, so when he told us that a plane had just flown into the World Trade Center, I thought he was making a joke. It wasn't until I came back out of the exam, cleared to return back to work which was now closed, that I saw the secretary crying and realized it was no joke.

Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster - February 1, 2003 - I can't remember where I was when this happened! I guess that's life with two kids.

7th Harry Potter Book is Released - 21 July 2007 - I was taking a plane to go on vacation in Grand Cayman - my sister bought it at 5:00AM from a Rite Aid that was open all night. I was so worried that I would not be able to get it before vacation, but they were selling it at the airport EVERYWHERE!

Michael Phelps Wins His 8th Gold Medal - August 16, 2008 - I was on my couch, glued to the tv!