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9/11 Never Forget

in , , , , , by RoyallyPink, 11:10 AM
On Wednesday, before work, I headed over to to the Freedom Tower & the 9/11 Memorial. I had never been there before and I was immediately struck the moment the tower and the sound of the waterfalls came into view.

The purpose of my morning trip was to take some photos (#socialmedialife) for my brand's Instagram account.

I wasn't too keen on going before work and having my morning commute disrupted but once I was there, I was very glad I had made the trip.

It was incredibly emotional and slightly eerie. It was calm, peaceful, and serene. Between seeing the names engraved on the marble, hearing the waterfalls, and being in the place that so many people lost their lives, I was very overwhelmed.



When the memorial came into view, I felt the bubbling of tears creep up into my eyes and choked them back.

It's a beautiful spot, separated from the hustle & bustle of Manhattan. It almost feels like you've entered another world the moment you walk passed the map of the memorial.






There was hardly anyone around and I snapped my photos in peace.

It was a very warming, heart felt morning and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I'll never forget where I was and what happened on this day 14 years ago .. from seeing & hearing sirens rush on the Belt Parkway, watching from my 4th grade classroom, to having my mom pick me up from school, to watching the towers fall on television as me and my friends watched in awe while our moms chain smoked cigrattes, worried about our fathers' who worked in Manhattan.

I'll never forget seeing my dad come home that night, covered in sweat and soot, his tie hanging off his shirt, and throw himself on the grass in front of my house and cry.

Never forget what happened on September 11th.


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Links to Love

in , , , , , , by RoyallyPink, 7:30 AM
Welp, another week has passed. September feels like it's flying by and it's been quite the month already. My life is in a weird place right now but like always, I'm just taking it day by day. 

I know I always post such vague updates about my life but even though I'm a blogger, I don't like sharing too much really personal stuff on here. 

Anyways, in the world lots happened. Ray Rice, the iPhone6, 9/11 anniversary and the end of NYFW. Those three don't go together but it's what most people were talking about.

There were SO many things I bookmarked this week. That's how I come up with these links, I'll see something I LOVE, something that moves me or makes me laugh, I bookmark it and then post here. Viola! 

I really love sharing these links with you because like I said, they're things that I feel need to be shared with the world and as a blogger/journalist/social media lady, I'm programmed to share things.



Here we go...









Please share your links you loved with me in the comments! I'd love to read! 

Happy Friday and weekend everyone! 


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Always Remember, Never Forget

in , , , , by RoyallyPink, 8:30 AM


Every year, on this day, I am completely somber. I am constantly reminded how lucky and blessed I am to be alive and to have everything I do.

As a New Yorker, through and through, my heart breaks every single 9/11. It was a tragedy that I will never forget.

I remember like it was yesterday; I was in my fourth grade classroom, surrounded by my friends, learning in our early morning math class. My school was next to a parkway, one that lead directly in Manhattan. 

We saw and heard all the sirens rushing to the scene and we were completely confused as to what was going on. Then, the principal came over the loud speaker and kids started to be called out of class. Me, along with my two best friends were the second kids to be called out.

My mom was waiting in the principal's office, looking a nervous wreck. I could tell something was wrong. I asked what happened and she said nothing, she'd tell me later.

We drove home and my mom's cousin was sitting on my front steps, sobbing. Her friend was in the twin towers (she was fine) and she didn't know what to do. I was taken to my friend's house after my mom explained to me what had happened. I watched on television the towers collapse, I remember watching someone throw themselves out the window, falling to their death; it was so much more to me. I lived here, I lived in New York. It was astounding how I felt in that moment.

I remember being mesmerized by the towers, always. To see them burning like that, to see them collapse, it was something I never thought would happen. 

My dad worked at the New York Stock Exchange, blocks away from WTC. I was so incredibly nervous, as was my mother, as to where he was. 

My dad walked home over the Brooklyn Bridge, along with all other New Yorkers, completely distraught. He didn't get home till 8pm that night; my neighbors were outside waiting for him. Covered in soot and debris, in his sweaty business suit, my father threw himself on the front lawn and cried.

I remember this day so vividly, so clearly and I don't think I'll ever forget.

It was something that was so close to home for me and it completely changed our city, it changed our country, it changed out world; it changed me forever.

It's true what they say, New Yorkers are some of the strongest people you will ever meet. We got through that, 12 years ago, we could get through anything.

Take the time today to remember those who died, who risked their lives, and who lost loved ones. I know a lot of people who lost someone in 9/11 and to just commemorate their memories means the world to them.

I'll be taking my time going through today and remembering where I was 12 years ago today. I'll look up at the sky tonight and see those blue lights that shine bright where the towers once stood.


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