Caribbean dream

Thought today would be a good day to update my blog. This week has been so filled with various activities, that all my energy has gone with other stuff.

We went to a birthday party on Wednesday, Finlands first Brasilianterrier Chiquita do Taboao had her 14th Birthday. When we entered the room, she came and greeted us warmly. As she did to everyone else as well. She certainly could make her guests feel welcome! I had baked cakes to this party, and was very pleased when the cakes were almost eaten up.

It still is very very cold, again. It's snowing, again. For the first time in my life, I want to go south for a while. I want to be in the sun for a week. And then the minute I arrive to a place the sun shines, I have to go the shade :D

Maybe it's better not to take a vacation under the sun, this coldness would probably feel much worse afterwards. Or then just the opposite. Maybe changing the area could make one tolerate this weather better?

I could very well picture myself on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean, the sun is shining from a clear sky. The water is deep blue, and the waves wash gently on a white shore. Behind me is a person playing the steel drum, people dancing around and singing along. There I am, underneath a palm tree, a cool soda bottle waiting to refresh me. Wishful thinking, I know.

To come back to reality, I've often thought about starting for a vacation. But, how would I be able to walk to the plane at the airport, if I can't even walk to the car? I would have to reserve atleast 3hours to get there. Then again, if I would a wheelchair, that time wouldn't be needed, but would I be able to get from place to place with it? On location it probably would be next to impossible, there are always staircases and other obstacles in the way. If only people would stop and think from a disabled persons objective and recognize the flaws in their surroundings. That would be called equality, unfortunately utopia.

Next week the kids are on holiday, and we'll start to Helsinki by the latest on Thursday morning. Hopefully it wouldn't be this cold, so that they could ski outside alot! Or just play in the snow, or build a snowman or anything as long as the activity is outside.

On Sunday, if it's not as cold as today, we'll take part in a skiing contest nearby. Let's see how things turn out.