Sixteen-or-so months ago, this guy won me over by crashing my solo roadtrip and dragging himself through a half marathon in Keystone, Colorado. It was essentially our third date, and after that, it was pretty much a done deal.
20 surgeries, countless trips to the proesthetician, and almost 12 months of physical therapy later, he grabbed my hand, looked at me, and started jogging next to me. Getting to run next to him, after the year we had been through together, was the moment I had been waiting for. And it was incredible.
Because he's Seth Nieman,of course, he didn't stop there. An hour or so afterwards, he suited up for the Wounded Warrior Amputee Football Game against the Redskins Alumni
And he did this...
And this...
And this...
And you get the idea.
And looked awesome doing it.
Afterwards, we celebrated with a few beers at Clare and Don's with DJ, and then headed home so the boys could watch football. (That's right. The photo of the week is proof that I was the only person in the house who watched my Trojans' epic victory over Stanford.)
A story about the game, along with a cool interview clip, appears here: http://www.wusa9.com/sports/article/283078/444/Wounded-Warriors-Take-On-Redskins-Alumni-In-Flag-Football
Ugghhh I know I always say I love your blog, but this is one of my faves!!
ReplyDeleteSeth is amazing.