Noisy Neighbors

I have lived in an apartment since I was 19 years old. But I have never had this current problem before.

My neighbors have extremely loud sex at 3am and wake us up!

Monday morning, at 3 am, we were woken up by their bed violently hitting our wall. Then came the screaming. Joe and I were both up. And couldn't go back to sleep. We were both pissed. So that morning before work, I left a short polite note on their door. "Could you please move your bed away from the wall so we can't hear you at 3am? Thanks- the neighbors on the other side of the wall."

So all quiet until this morning... at 3am. But this time it wasn't the bed, it was her, SCREAMING at the top of her lungs. Her voice woke us up. We could hear ever word she said. Think about your walls, how loud would she have to be to have ever word made out? Then the bed banging started. It's embarrassing and annoying. How stupid and inconsiderate do you have to be to know you are loud enough to wake up the neighbors and continue to do it anyway??

So I'm thinking about talking to the apartment office today. I don't want them kicked out or fined or anything, but I gave them my note and nothing has changed. I think they need a warning from the office. Maybe the office has had this problem before and knows how to handle it.

I know there are certain things you have to live with while living in an apartment so close to other people. But having my wall hit at 3am shouldn't be one of them.

So tell me what you think. Am I way off base here? Should I just let it go and continue to be annoyed at 3am?

Merry Christmas or Bah Humbug?

I have been married to Joe since the Summer of 2007. That in the ONLY tree we've ever had the opportunity to put up.

Christmas 2007 we were moving to Kansas.

That picture was taken Christmas of 2008.

Christmas 2009 we were moving to Colorado.

And this year? Well, I'm just not in a super holiday spirit. The holiday season keeps poking me in the side, trying to get me jump started. But I just cant. I have Christmas cards up around my entertainment center. I have stockings up. I have small Christmas decorations up around my house. I've been opening up one present a day since the 1st thanks to my mother and her advent calendar. Christmas has invaded my house, but not my heart. I am going through the motions. But I just dont feel it this year. I still have the tree in the picture above. I even have a really cute wreath that I wanted to put up on my door. But I just have no motivation this year. I am more excited about Joe's small tree in his Chu surrounded by presents. I want him to feel the love of the season even though he is far away. And in a very ironic turn, I feel like I shouldnt be happy about Christmas. It's a great excuse to be lazy about the whole month.

So what Sara, is this post a huge pity party? Maybe. I dont have kids to put on a smile for. I will cuddle with Rigel and talk to Joe on Skype, maybe I'll get a phone call. This is the best Christmas I can hope for. Basically, this Christmas is just another day closer to Joe returning. It doesnt feel like Christmas Eve. My mom will call me from the family holiday party, and I will cry. But I cry about a lot of stuff. :) Last year was a pretty rough Christmas, I would say worse than this one. We were living in a Holiday Inn motel room, as we had just moved here. My mom called me and I cried. Joe felt bad. We knew he wouldnt be here for the next Christmas, this Christmas. But Joe went out of his way to make sure I had a good day. We went to breakfast Christmas morning. Then went out to the Garden of the Gods and took a nice stroll together. Last Christmas was sad. This Christmas is just like... ehh, blah. But I DO have great plans! I'm going out to eat with my neighbors tonight. And then to a friend's house tomorrow. She has kids and I look forward to seeing their sweet smiles on Christmas Day. I got them small gifts too. And I can bring Rigel. So inspite of this little pity party, dont feel bad for me. It's another GREAT day closer to seeing Joe again! And almost the end of 2010. So it's a happy day, despite the blahness in my mind.

Week 33

Day 232

Well, I went on a job interview last week. It was a good interview, I think. I should hear something about the job really soon. It would be PERFECT for me! But as I was leaving the building, it hit me, I have never been on an interview where I didnt walk away with the job. Sounds really snobby, doesnt it? LOL! I told Joe, who was anxiously waiting on Skype for me to type something. I'm not going to get my hopes up, well, I'm going to try not to get my hopes up. It would be an awesome job though. Oh well, if it's meant to be, it will happen.

Other than working, I've been doing lots of school work. I just had a paper due. And we're working on a pretty huge class project.

Saturday is my mom's 50th. And Sunday is Rigel's 4th birthday. =) My little boy is growing up so fast!


Halloween wasnt a total bust. I spent a little time with my neighbors. And a lot of time chatting with Joe and snuggling with Rigel.

We're getting closer with the deployment. Serious deployment brain has set in. It's fairly annoying. But I've been so busy lately, the days are starting to fly past.