Scary Day - Dealt with an intruder!

So today started out like any normal day; I woke up, took Kona out to pee, ate my cereal and checked my email. I contemplated going to the gym around 11am, and thought about hitting up Michael's as I have a 40% off coupon there.....well let's just say I am glad I didn't go.......

Around 2pm as I was laying down for my daily nap when the doorbell rang. It wasn't just 1 ring, it was like 4 rings and like normal Kona started barking like crazy. I NEVER have unexpected guests just "stop by" and without having a peep-hole on my front door, I just cracked it a bit to see who it was.....no one was there. At first I thought it was either someone having the wrong house, some kid playing a prank or worse - a sales guy. So I ran upstairs to the guest bedroom which over looks our driveway. I looked to see if there were any unfamiliar cars in the driveway and/or road - nothing. The doorbell rang AGAIN, same as before, and I thought, "no way am I going to answer the door!" So I just hung out at the top of the stairs for a moment....until I heard some ruckus at the back sliding glass door.

My first thought was, "Ohhhhhh duh they are doing the exterior inspections this week!" (We received a letter last week from our builder saying that they were going to inspect the exterior of all of the units - but it was not necessary for anyone to be home. I figured they were ringing the doorbell just to let me know they were here - and that's what the ruckus was at the back door). Well the ruckus got more intense and rather than sounding like they were checking out the foundation, it sounded like they were trying VERY hard to open the door.

I ran down the stairs and pulled back the blinds to find a young man (that I did NOT recognize) using a CROWBAR to get the back door open!!!!! As soon as we made eye contact, he bolted! I immediately called 911 and 3 police vehicles were here within 2 minutes.

I'm okay and although shaken I can't help but think of what "could have" happened. What if I had just gotten out of the shower from my work out only to meet face to face with the intruder INSIDE my home? What would he have done? What would I have done? What if I wasn't home and he had taken all the things we had worked SO HARD for? What if he had hurt/killed Kona because he was barking at him? Honestly, as much as I wish this didn't happen, I can say that I'm glad it happened THIS way and not any other way.

We have already notified the builder and all of our neighbors - 1 of them indicated that they saw 2 unfamiliar guys "casing" the property out last week and then Shane realized he saw the same 2 guys walking around doing the same thing. I am beginning to wonder if they chose our house because we don't have any ADT signs out front.....So tomorrow I am going to get an ADT system - I don't care how much it is a month. I am going to get another lock on my front door, I am going to install a lock on our garage door. It's one thing to protect myself, Shane and Kona - but we've got Jackson arriving in under 4 months, there is no limit to what I will do to protect our baby.

So for those reading this - there are scum of the earth out there. The druggies looking to get their next fix and will stop at NOTHING to steal other people's belongings & break into their homes to get what THEY need. That man was selfish - and I hope he gets his karma someday soon.