so maybe i met the italian police last night?

we've had some trouble with the neighbors.

one neighbor, specifically.

the woman that lives below us, seems (i say "seems" when really i mean "is") annoyed and VERY upset with us for "being up at 6am every morning walking around." i'm not totally sure what she wants us to do about this since we must walk around to get ready for work and we must be up at that time in order to leave for work and arrive on time. so.......

i'm also not sure what the protocal is for "being a good neighbor" in an apartment building full of real people (aka non-college students).  i am, however, thinking that maybe last night wasn't our best good-neighbor behavior.

it was M's birthday (happy 26!!!) and so we hosted a little chocolate-themed gathering (M's boyfriend cooked ALL day - so many chocolate-related dishes) with lots of friends from school. well a dance party may have begun around 930pm and there may have been a loud banging on the door at around 955pm and it may have been the italian policemen.

we assume that it was our lovely downstairs neighbor who called and it was fine -- they just took down our names, looked at our italian permessi di soggiorni and advised us to keep the noise level in mind in the future.

to sum up, we may need to find an alternate location for future birthday gatherings. and maybe dance parties at 930pm on a tuesday are unacceptable in grown-up apartment buildings?

xo