We have never lived in a big city and therefore we have never lived in a high rise building. This morning I was wondering about our neighbors. Who are our neighbors? The people that live on the floor above and below us? Or...the people in the building next to ours that live on the same floor as we do? Hmmmm.

Our apartment building (and the identical one next to us) is full of very large windows. The windows are wonderful for the views and every room in our house has a floor to ceiling window including two of the bathrooms. The window in one of the bathrooms is in the shower. By "in the shower" I mean that the back of the shower is a window. When we moved in we (very cleverly) purchased a shower curtain to hang in that window. Great....we have waterproof privacy and it looks good too!

At night time it is really easy to forget that there are people living right next to us. It is dark outside and we like to leave the curtains open so we can see the view. Well....so do our neighbors. Okay....I have to admit that I have been curious about the neighbors furnishings, what kind of plants they have and Abi and I saw a very cute little boy playing with his toys one day. The truth is.....we live in a fish bowl. Not only can I see what our neighbors are watching on TV but they can also see what we are having for dinner. So.........we spend a lot of time in our living room with the lights off. The other night Tim said to me....."Is that guy taking a shower?" Oh my gosh.....he sure was....... and we could see more of him then we wanted to see. The terrifying discovery was that he also had a nice looking waterproof shower curtain hanging in his window. Aaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!! We went out that very next day and purchased a new very dark shower curtain to hang in our window. Note to self....just because you can't see them does not mean they can't see you. That's life in the big city.

PS.......the fireworks continue......