Thread: An apology, and an announcement

I've been thinking where to put this post and even what to put in it for a while. Or perhaps i've just been putting it off. Let me tell you about the most surreal night out i've ever had and why it still hasnt ended 2 days later.

I had been staying with my mate for a few days towards the end of last week. On Thursday night we decided to go out clubbing. Nothing unusual here at all. Except I started drinking at 9pm and didnt stop until 5am. THAT is unusual for me. I have no idea why it went on so long. We ended up chatting to a few canadian friends over the internet who found our drunkenness hilarious. I think I ended up setting my mate up with one of them. So much of that night is hazy.

Which leads me to the apology. At some point during that night I started randomly sending PMs to some of you. I cant remember doing it, but some of you have started replying and so for those of you who have not I would like to apologize to you ALL. A sample message that appeared in the reply said something like "Hello 'x'. I am drunk. That is all." Harmless perhaps, but not helpful either. For this I am sorry.

I went to bed at around 5 or 6 and was woken at 10am by a phone call. My wife was due to go to hospital the following week for an operation to find out why we were having trouble having kids. We've been trying for a year, i'll spare you all the details....

Anyways, after 5 hours sleep tops and after 8 or 9 hours solid drinking you might forgive me for waking up and still feeling a little drunk. I was not at all with it. This was the phone call I took from my wife, paraphrased:

Wife: "Hi hon, its me here"

Me: "Uh...."

Wife: "Did I wake you up?"

Me: "ummmm...... urrgh..."

Wife: "Sorry hon. Its just, i'm at the hospital. You remember I had the appointment to get tests done before my operation?"

Me: "Errr....."

Wife: "Well they cancelled it. They say I cant have it."

Me: [remembering hospital appointment] "Huh? What? Why not?"

Wife: "Because i'm pregnant."

Me: ..........

Wife: [2 mins later] "Hon?"

Me: .......... "Err......"

I had been resigning myself to the notion that I probably wouldnt ever be a dad. Now suddenly my wife has found out she is a month pregnant. Quite honestly this has BROKEN MY HEAD.

This is the single most surreal hangover I have ever had and also the best thing to have ever happened.

If i'm being honest with you I am still finding it difficult to believe. I've seen the test. We've done another. I simply dont believe it. I dont understand. A friend tells me that I should expect to get used to the idea of being a dad by the time I see them off to Uni. It really hasnt sunk in. I am completely in happyland. I'm worried i'll wake up soon. I was so flabberghasted by this news that the first intelligible thing I said to my wife was:

"How?"

To which I was told that the answer to that question was rather elementary.

So my apologies for the rather long post but i'm still on cloud 9 and know that there are some people on this forum who would want to know.

I hope it sinks in soon.