The Joys of Living in an Apartment Building.

There are many advantages/disadvantages to living in an apartment building.
Ok I lied...mostly there are disadvantages. I can't complain though because our rent is pretty darn cheap. But other than the fact that I will never be able to eat curry in my life and I think there is a 400 year old voodoo casting grandma wondering our halls, it really isn't terrible. Certainly an adventure. 
A few weeks ago we received a letter from our landlord saying that there was a possibility of bedbugs in the building and that a pest control company will be entering our suite to inspect and possibly spray. (EW)
Awesome. 
Just Awesome. 
And with the letter? A very lengthy list of precautions to take to prepare for the inspection. 

*Side note: I am VERY particular about cleanliness, especially where I live. I need to know that there are NO dusty corners, things are disinfected, garbage is taken care of regularly, dishes aren't left out for long, clothes are clean/dry etc. So don't think we are gross!

Lets just say it probably would have been less effort to move. For example:
-All furniture had to be at least 2 weeks away from the wall
-All closets & Dresser drawers had to emptied and clothes had to be place in garbage bags (And if our suite was sprayed, EVERYTHING would have to be washed in hot water)

Oh the chaos. We even had to cover our fish tank with a garbage bag!! Plus check out our new A/C! (Life saver!!)

This makes me cringe. All of our clothes. (Ok..So Travis had like 2 bags)

The list goes on, but I wouldn't want to bore you. 

Moral of the story: The whole ordeal was super crappy and super stressful. The horrifying part is that IF they had sprayed, there is only 2 washers & dryers in the whole building.

This is the best part: False alarm, they didn't even have to spray. Oh wait, I lied! The best part is the night before the big "spray" my husband's phone broke. Screen cracked in a million places. 
Our apartment was in shambles and my husband was unreachable for a week. (Which is rather difficult when we both work full time and only have 1 car!!)

I am very grateful there was no problem. I would have been out of this apartment SO fast if there was. And even though we didn't NEED to wash all of our clothes & bedding, we did! (Just to feel better) Thank heavens for laundromats (Even if I get stranded with no way to reach my husband.. that's another story.) and cousin's willing to lend laundry services. 

This post just sounded like a big whine fest. So I apologize, I just thought our slight misfortune would be entertaining!! Count your blessing people! You never know how lucky you are!