Why So Early?

I woke up at 3:14 AM and couldn’t get back to sleep. Want to know why?

Our new neighbors were on their back porch chatting away. Their porch shares a wall with our bedroom. I could hear just about every word of their early-morning conversation!

Me: [Whispering] Mark, do you hear that?

Mark: [Mumbling] I’m ignoring them.

[A few minutes go by - I'm having a hard time ignoring the neighbors.]

Me: [Whispering again] Mark, I can’t ignore them. Do you think I should go outside with Shelby and tell them that their porch shares a wall with our bedroom? They might not know that we can hear them. Or they might not realize they’re being so loud. It might be weird, though, if the first time I meet them is at 3AM and I’m in my PJ’s. What do you think?

Mark: [Sits up in bed and bangs on the wall. The neighbors suddenly get very quiet.]

And then we both went back to sleep.