Challenged, but not broken

Some of you have heard by now, and others have not, but on Thursday of last week, Colleen and I had our apartment broken into and some of our things stolen: both of our computers, my iPod and speakers, and some other assorted things. It was sometime in the afternoon, during the 4 hours we were gone from the apartment. We are safe, glad it happened when we weren't there, and have fixed the problem.

We had no idea that our windows opened from the top as well as the bottom, meaning that the windows with the a/c units could still open from the top down. Whoever broke in did so by sliding the top of the window down and "spider-manning" it in as the poilce officer said. Had we known they opened both ways, we would have blocked it. But now we know, and the windows are secured to prevent further issues. The police were called, an evidence collection team came and found a print on my drawer, so I was fully finger printed for comparison. Sort of exciting, I guess. We are just grateful to now be safe, and discovered our weakness before the rest of our stuff had even arrived. We are pretty sure whoever broke in was disappointed by our mostly-empty apartment. Plus both of our computers are old and have very short battery life, so maybe they should have gone for someone else's stuff. Only problem is that now we no longer have computers. I may go get one today, but in the meanwhile, no pictures will be posted (as we don't have any anymore) and blog entries may be delayed. Also, Colleen is now challenged with applying for jobs with no computer, so wish her luck and hook her up with any connections you may have in this fabulous city. Yes, we still think it is fabulous.

The good news is that it got us to secure those windows, as well as get another deadbolt installed on our front door, something we have been meaning to do. Not that that is how they got in, but it is a very important safety measure we needed to address. We now lovingly refer to our apartment as the "crime scene". So please, don't be scared for us, we are fine, and hope you come brave a visit - we're thinking of making "I survived the crime scene" T-shirts, so be sure to give us your shirt size before arrival. (=