Do You Hear What I Hear?

Ok, so this post is totally non-wedding related, but had to "vent". Future hubby and I just moved into the cutest apartment back in February. We got a great deal on it and it was perfect for the time being. We never heard our neighbors...until now..Apparently our new neighbors like Dance Dance Revolution...or so it sounds.

They moved in two weeks ago and I swear I have not had a good night's rest since. They both are VERY heavy walkers. Future hubby likes to say "I think they fall down a lot", or "Oops..someone just fell again!". They also have a Maltese who barks constantly..and it seems to always start right as I am drifting off to sleep.I have also noticed cigarette butts in front of my door appearing all of the sudden...coincidence? I think not..read on..

Then last night comes..We go to be really early last night because he is tired. At about 10:30, stompy pants one and two start their evening stomping activities and then their yappy dog starts her evening yapping activities. At 11:15, I can't take it anymore..I call the courtesy officer, with no response. It quiets down a little around 12 and I am thinking to myself "ok, now I can sleep" WRONG! At 1:00 it starts all over again, and this time REALLY loud! Music is blaring, dog is barking, stompies are stomping.

At 2AM I give up again and call for the courtesy officer without a response. So I get my BIG AZZ Dog and take him outside with me to "confront" the neighbors while Future Hubby is sound asleep. Big Dog goes potty and as I am walking back a man standing in the breezeway smoking a cigarette says "We're not being too loud are we"..My response: "Honestly, yes..and I am pissed".

At that time Stompy Pants #1 walks out, cigarette in hand, drink in the other...She overhears and is like "Oh my Gawd, I am so sorry".."Let me come introduce myself"..She proceeds to come down, introduce herself and apologize. I tell her that her dog's barking is out of control, they are so loud that I can't sleep at night, etc. Her response???? "Why didn't you just tell us"

WHAT??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? YOU ARE HAVING A PARTY ON A TUESDAY NIGHT AT 2AM!!!!! PLUS, I DON'T KNOW YOU LADY!!!

Then Stompy Pants #2 comes down (this is Stompy Pants #1's Boyfriend) and not the same guy that asked if they were being loud. He comes down and proceeds to tell me that their dog never barks and it must be the dog next door..HMMMMMM Let's see...we've been here and have never had a barking dog issue until 2 weeks ago, which is the same time you moved in! Another coincidence? I think not.

So I called the leasing office today, they said they will take care of it and if the problem continues they will have to transfer one of us to another apartment. Bottom line is, how do you not hear your own dog barking in the middle of the night? How do you have a party during the work week knowing that you have neighbors that are trying to sleep? Do you hear what I hear? I guess not...