Overall, good week. MIL and Melody made it safe and sound... although, a little later than expected, due to a delayed flight! We've been taking them all over the place, doing lots of cool stuff. It's been fun- I know they both are enjoying being with the boys immensely.
But there's always something, right? In my case, neighbors. I'm so over these uptight busybodies that we live next to. In fact, it's making me look forward to our next move, when in reality, I really like California. Boo.
It makes me miss the east coast, especially NE. People up there mind their own business. No one makes small talk or says hello when you're passing on the sidewalk. They don't even look at you. People have a lot more to worry about than their neighbors, so any problems are dealt with quickly and are done with. Not here. Maybe it's because we live with a huge retired population, or maybe it's because everyone here is richer than the average American, so they assume they can act like asses, but it's just plain irritating.
God, I miss NH....
(I wonder how many times I've uttered that statement on this blog)
1 comment:
Glad you had a good visit! Was wondering after your phone call...? which we still need to have.
Sorry to hear about your neighbors - but I think it could be anywhere, not California...b/c in NH people are just as nosy and dare I even say friendly? I get a ton of people saying hi to me when I walk with Suki around town.
What I think it is, is that you just live near some people that know you're renting the house. I know as a former renter that people who own (and shamefully, now that I own, I have started feeling the same way) view "some" renters as not caring as they are not responsible and are transient and have no permanent connection to the neighborhood. And with this, brings an unfair level of disrespect to the renter but unfortunately, there are those people who give renters a bad name. So, automatically, you're on their radar. Is it right? No, but it happens.
I think they are just be ignorant to the fact that you guys are responsible, have a family, and are looking for a place to temporarily call home. It sucks, but just think that they are not your forever neighbors. Neighbors are tricky. Our next door neighbor just put their house on the market and myself and the surrounding neighbors are bumming b/c they've been so great and you never know who's moving in. Very tricky.
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