Two Different Worlds...Wish You Were Here

"Wish you were here" yesterday took on such new, funny meaning for me.  I drove a dear friend over to the hospital in Escazu yesterday for a doctor's appointment.  On a side note, it was my 25th wedding anniversary, but my hubby had to attend a drawn out homeowner's association meeting so I volunteered to drive my friend to Escazu.  She and I and two other ladies went with us.  After the appointment, we decided to have lunch together at a fabulous hamburger restaurant named "Hamburgesia," and get to know one another better.  We all decided to share a story about a nutty relative in our respective family trees.  One of the ladies had the most priceless story of a sister of hers in prison who sent her a greeting card from prison that read, "wish you were here!"  She said she got in touch with her sister to ask her what the heck was up sending such an off the chart message from prison.  The sister told her that the volunteer had run out of all the good cards by the time he reached her cell block so she had no choice but to settle for the "wish you were here" card! By the way, anyone who says you cannot get a decent hamburger in Costa Rica should try this place!  

It's funny that after our venture to the big city and the nice restaurant we realized that while it is nice to be able to go to a establishments that resemble gringolandia (the US or Canada), some of prefer the simplicity of our lives here in the small town of Atenas with only one traffic light.