tyler, sorry to hear about your grandpa. rosso, good to hear your pup is in good shape again. i'd shit bricks and then money if gatsby got sick like that. i'd probably panic and call 911 actually. to help lighten up the down-ness of this thread, and putting my pedopanda hat off the side (I really do have one), i'm going to be an uncle in a few short weeks to an adorable, undoubtedly brilliant, sarcastic, witty, and just plain fantastic korean-chinese mudblood of a baby girl. i've made arrangements to drop everything and rush back down to columbus when my sister goes into labor and be there for her and her husband when the faithful day finally arrives. I really hope it's on my birthday so that I can just spoil the ever loving shit out of her... right up until she starts realizing she's been spoiled so she doesn't grow up as some snot nosed brat. anyway, i'm just overwhelmed with the prospect of being an uncle, which, believe you me, i NEVER thought I'd be like this. ever since we moved to the states, it's always just been the core family (my parents, my sister, and myself) and we survived some tough times in korea and here in the states, but the last few years has finally been kind to us. other than my brother in law and my fiance (and let's be honest, they are expendable compared to blood lol), the prospect of adding a member to that core family is just overwhelming to me. i know i'm being obnoxious as hell with all this bubbly positiveness, but i'm just so retardedly happy to be an uncle. i don't know what to do. babbling off: i hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving. i hope happiness finds you like it found me... i've known i'm going to be an uncle for months now, but these last few days has set off a spark in me. i'm going be an uncle. this is terrifying and wonderful news.