I'm just going to get this out of the way now.

While I was at Anime USA I received a phone call from my Father around 11 pm on Saturday letting me know that my Grandfather had passed away about an hour beforehand.

I did and do care for and love my Grandfather but I'm not going to be all emo and depressed about it. I knew it was coming when my Father first called me on Thursday to let me know Grandpa was in the hospital possibly for the last time (my Grandfather's words).

I'm sad that he passed on but I'm glad that he wasn't in pain when he went. I'm glad that my father and my step-mother as well as my father's siblings were there with my Grandfather. I'm glad they'll be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with my Grandmother.

I'm also glad I wasn't there. I can remember my Grandfather as he was. I'm glad that I was able to talk to Jenny about it. I didn't mean to exclude my other friends from it but I knew they were having fun. The last thing I wanted was for them to feel down about it. Being around them really helped to take my mind off things and I'm feeling better about it. I had myself a good cry when I first went up to the room after the phone call.

I may cry from time to time afterwords but for the most part I'm going on with my life. I honestly think that's what my Grandfather would have wanted most.