actually, it was more like 2 hours, but we did get to hear straight from the
horse's mouth what it was like to cut his own arm off.
we watched the movie "127 hours" when it first came out. richard literally
dreamed about it, and was genuinely concerned that at some point in his life
he would have to lose a limb at his own hands. i would wake up in the
morning, and the first thing he would say to me is, "i just really don't want
to cut my arm off, rach." i think that the fear has faded over time, but when i found
out mr. ralston was speaking at the egyptian theater in ogden, i knew he'd
want to be there.
aron was a great speaker - very funny and personable, and a great story-teller.
its been months since we saw him, so i can't remember his exact words, but
he talked a lot about faith and love, and those two things being his motivation
to get out of that slot canyon.
he also had a dream where he saw a little blonde boy, that he knew was his
son, and he knew he wanted to live to see him and experience being his father.
thanks to the fact that he was willing to cut his arm off, he is the proud papa
of this cutie patutie. it may have something to do with the hormones that are
rushing through my veins, but that really pulled at my heartstrings.
they did a raffle, and lucky tyson got those sweet shades.
basically, we loved hearing the story from the "real guy." and i can't
wait to read his book.
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