break-breakdown

Last week I shared our very consistent Cartagena routine. While I firmly believe in the routine and understand the importance in it, as it helps me from not going completely insane, somedays all I want to do is hop into a car with my husband, run random errands, and make a stop for lunch. In America.
Yesterday Matt understood my need for a little spontaneity.
{my mini morning break-breakdown was probably a good clue}
He suggested we go to an afternoon movie, Silver Linings Playbook.
It felt good to get out for an unplanned activity and going to a movie allows you to forget about language barriers and crazy taxi drivers for awhile.
Unfortunately, as we've learned before, you can never be quite sure what an afternoon in Colombia will be like.
While watching the film, the power went out three times.
Complete black out, movie stops, wait 5 minutes for power to come on and for theatre employees to get the movie back to the correct scene.
That happened three times.
Following the movie, we decided to stop at the Beer Station, a well known spot for a decent hamburger. After placing our drink order, the waitress came by to take our order for dinner. After we each ordered a hamburger, she informed us that there were no hamburgers. That's what this place does, beer & hamburgers. Then she proceeded to tell us that the did in fact have hamburgers, but they did not have buns. This restaurant is located in the mall. There is also a grocery store in the mall. I imagine that in a bun-less crisis it would be completely appropriate to go to the grocery store and buy a plethora of buns as needed.
But no.
Not in Colombia.
We finished our drinks and left.
Hamburgerless.

The silver lining...

We went ahead and did about the most American thing you can in Cartagena...


Happy Monday.