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Huston.... We have a problem...
This is going to be interesting...
The apartment complex where we live is becoming my worst nightmare right now. In order for you to understand completely what I'm going through, we need to go back to November. Some time around the beginning of November two of the office staff were driving around in their little golf cart look a likes, pointing at various patios. I was sitting here next to the window so I saw when they pointed to mine. I just figured it was because we have a charcoal grill out there, and we aren't supposed to. About two days later we got a note on our door. It wasn't about the grill... It was about the Halloween stickers we had left up in McKenzie's window. They were pumpkins and some fall-ish scarecrows, and McKenzie liked looking at them, hence we didn't take them down. The note said we had until the 23rd to remove them. Okay fine, so I set the note aside and planned on taking them down ON the 23rd. Well, if you know me, then you know I forgot. They did get taken down, on the night of the 24th, a day late. Big deal.
Apparently it was to the office. Two days later there was another note on the door, this time it had a picture of the window attached and a nice $100 fine. It just so happened that one of the office dudes was down stairs showing an apartment. I took the note, gave it to him and said this is bull shit the window clings are gone. He said there was nothing he could do. We told him to give it back to whoever can.
He didn't do what he was supposed to because we got a notice saying we owed 165 dollars by the 15th and anything over $99.99 will get late fees. The 65 was supposed to be the water bill for the month, even though they got it wrong, it was only 56. So on the 15th I payed the water bill + a dollar extra so it wouldn't accumulate any late fees until we could figure this mess out. Two days after I payed, they sent another note trying to say that we owed them $199 this time. Greg and I went in there to talk to the dumb broad that took care of the finances. It took her 15 minutes to figure out that $99 was the rest of the "balcony fine" and $100 was the late fee we weren't supposed to have. Once she figured that out and we showed her the note that we had until the 15th before it was considered late she said she couldn't take any late fees off, that she would have to talk to the higher ups about it. We left both our cell numbers and she said she would call us to let us know what she found out. We never got a call. Whatever. We expected as much from them.
Our rent was due on the 1st considered late after the 3rd. We put the check in the drop box on the 3rd, paying on time. Yesterday we came home to a note on our door that we owed rent + the patio fine + a late fee. I decided to go in and talk to them about it, figuring they didn't get the check from the drop box or something. Yeah no... They got the check, she said they weren't accepting the check because it was only a partial payment. According to her we were supposed to pay the rest of the patio fine on top of rent this month. I'm still trying to figure out when we were told this. No one mentioned it to us the several time we were in the office trying to figure things out. So as I was leaving the office, fuming, I told some people looking over a lease agreement that they really didn't want to live here. I hope I put some seed of doubt in their minds.
When all is said and done, we have 3 days to pay up or leave. We're going with leave. My mom who is having some financial trouble of her own offered us my brothers room until we can find a place to live. My brother wasn't too happy about this at first, and it didn't' sound to appealing in my mind either, but the more I think about it, it will be nice. She is our daycare provider, meaning I get to wake up and leave for work. Bills will be cut in half, so we can save up to live on our own again. It will work out. I hope....
More on this later, I need to get ready for work.
The apartment complex where we live is becoming my worst nightmare right now. In order for you to understand completely what I'm going through, we need to go back to November. Some time around the beginning of November two of the office staff were driving around in their little golf cart look a likes, pointing at various patios. I was sitting here next to the window so I saw when they pointed to mine. I just figured it was because we have a charcoal grill out there, and we aren't supposed to. About two days later we got a note on our door. It wasn't about the grill... It was about the Halloween stickers we had left up in McKenzie's window. They were pumpkins and some fall-ish scarecrows, and McKenzie liked looking at them, hence we didn't take them down. The note said we had until the 23rd to remove them. Okay fine, so I set the note aside and planned on taking them down ON the 23rd. Well, if you know me, then you know I forgot. They did get taken down, on the night of the 24th, a day late. Big deal.
Apparently it was to the office. Two days later there was another note on the door, this time it had a picture of the window attached and a nice $100 fine. It just so happened that one of the office dudes was down stairs showing an apartment. I took the note, gave it to him and said this is bull shit the window clings are gone. He said there was nothing he could do. We told him to give it back to whoever can.
He didn't do what he was supposed to because we got a notice saying we owed 165 dollars by the 15th and anything over $99.99 will get late fees. The 65 was supposed to be the water bill for the month, even though they got it wrong, it was only 56. So on the 15th I payed the water bill + a dollar extra so it wouldn't accumulate any late fees until we could figure this mess out. Two days after I payed, they sent another note trying to say that we owed them $199 this time. Greg and I went in there to talk to the dumb broad that took care of the finances. It took her 15 minutes to figure out that $99 was the rest of the "balcony fine" and $100 was the late fee we weren't supposed to have. Once she figured that out and we showed her the note that we had until the 15th before it was considered late she said she couldn't take any late fees off, that she would have to talk to the higher ups about it. We left both our cell numbers and she said she would call us to let us know what she found out. We never got a call. Whatever. We expected as much from them.
Our rent was due on the 1st considered late after the 3rd. We put the check in the drop box on the 3rd, paying on time. Yesterday we came home to a note on our door that we owed rent + the patio fine + a late fee. I decided to go in and talk to them about it, figuring they didn't get the check from the drop box or something. Yeah no... They got the check, she said they weren't accepting the check because it was only a partial payment. According to her we were supposed to pay the rest of the patio fine on top of rent this month. I'm still trying to figure out when we were told this. No one mentioned it to us the several time we were in the office trying to figure things out. So as I was leaving the office, fuming, I told some people looking over a lease agreement that they really didn't want to live here. I hope I put some seed of doubt in their minds.
When all is said and done, we have 3 days to pay up or leave. We're going with leave. My mom who is having some financial trouble of her own offered us my brothers room until we can find a place to live. My brother wasn't too happy about this at first, and it didn't' sound to appealing in my mind either, but the more I think about it, it will be nice. She is our daycare provider, meaning I get to wake up and leave for work. Bills will be cut in half, so we can save up to live on our own again. It will work out. I hope....
More on this later, I need to get ready for work.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
How about now?
My name is Stephanie. I'm 19 years old. I have a complicated life.
I live in Aurora, Colorado but was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Yes I am a Cheese Head. My family is scattered. My mom and brother live in Aurora, my uncle and his family in Denver, my grandma in Vegas with my twin uncles, and all of my dad's side is still in Wisconsin. I don't have a great relationship with my father, never really knew him, don't think it matters to him either. My mom and I get along great now that I don't live with her anymore, and my brother is exactly the way I was at his age.
Right now I live with my fiance, Greg and his daughter McKenzie. McKenzie is going to be 2 in March. Greg has custody of her, but she has visits with her mother Monday night to Wednesday night. This is highly stressful on McKenzie, but until she can speak up and tell us what she wants we have to deal.
I graduated from Eaglecrest in 2007 after 2 crazy years there. After moving to Colorado my junior year, I made some interesting friends and fell in the wrong crowd. I skipped a lot, smoked, did drugs, became a cutter and almost flunked out. I cleaned up my act during my senior year and made it through. After graduating I went to Colorado Tech for an associates in Criminal Justice, but didn't last long. The classes were small, and I liked that, but the average age group I was in was 35. That made me uncomfortable, so I stopped going. Now I am paying back student loans for classes I didn't take.
I miss school and want to go back but not for Criminal Justice. I think I want to be an Algebra teacher for High Schools. That would be fun, keep my mind busy, and I could help kids like myself.
Right now I am working full time at Dressbarn, typically 40 hours a week. My one year anniversary is coming up on January 22nd. I started as a part time sales associate, and worked my way up to full time Assistant Manager. I love the girls I work with. We have a great team built up. My job can be pretty hectic depending on whats going on but usually its pretty laid back. I like being a Manager and working at my own pace, being responsible for my department and putting my ideas and organizational skills to work.
I spend a lot of time online and hopefully I have found something that will be helpful to me in keeping my sanity. I like to write my thoughts and feelings down, helps me to keep them straight.
That's all for now. Stay tuned for some interesting posts. Never know what's gonna happen next.
I live in Aurora, Colorado but was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Yes I am a Cheese Head. My family is scattered. My mom and brother live in Aurora, my uncle and his family in Denver, my grandma in Vegas with my twin uncles, and all of my dad's side is still in Wisconsin. I don't have a great relationship with my father, never really knew him, don't think it matters to him either. My mom and I get along great now that I don't live with her anymore, and my brother is exactly the way I was at his age.
Right now I live with my fiance, Greg and his daughter McKenzie. McKenzie is going to be 2 in March. Greg has custody of her, but she has visits with her mother Monday night to Wednesday night. This is highly stressful on McKenzie, but until she can speak up and tell us what she wants we have to deal.
I graduated from Eaglecrest in 2007 after 2 crazy years there. After moving to Colorado my junior year, I made some interesting friends and fell in the wrong crowd. I skipped a lot, smoked, did drugs, became a cutter and almost flunked out. I cleaned up my act during my senior year and made it through. After graduating I went to Colorado Tech for an associates in Criminal Justice, but didn't last long. The classes were small, and I liked that, but the average age group I was in was 35. That made me uncomfortable, so I stopped going. Now I am paying back student loans for classes I didn't take.
I miss school and want to go back but not for Criminal Justice. I think I want to be an Algebra teacher for High Schools. That would be fun, keep my mind busy, and I could help kids like myself.
Right now I am working full time at Dressbarn, typically 40 hours a week. My one year anniversary is coming up on January 22nd. I started as a part time sales associate, and worked my way up to full time Assistant Manager. I love the girls I work with. We have a great team built up. My job can be pretty hectic depending on whats going on but usually its pretty laid back. I like being a Manager and working at my own pace, being responsible for my department and putting my ideas and organizational skills to work.
I spend a lot of time online and hopefully I have found something that will be helpful to me in keeping my sanity. I like to write my thoughts and feelings down, helps me to keep them straight.
That's all for now. Stay tuned for some interesting posts. Never know what's gonna happen next.
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