The Days Leading Up To Christmas: Surgery, Concert, Dinners, and Decorations
[Photos from 17 to 23 December 2015. Posted on 9 February 2016. It’s freezing outside!]
Finnur landed on Monday morning, and got a couple of days of relative peace and quiet to reorient himself. Then we were off on the crazy roller-coaster known as the Days Before Christmas. Or as I posted on Facebook on Wednesday 16 December
Just mentally counted down what is scheduled to happen before Christmas, and what needs to happen before Christmas. The two aren’t exactly very compatible. Where’s a blanket I can crawl under and emerge from sometime in January?
The week before Christmas, i.e. on Thursday, Bjarki’s adenoids (nefkirtlar) were removed, and he moved in with his grandparents to recuperate in peace and quiet. That evening Finnur and out went out to have a fancy yuletide-dinner with my workmates. The day after that we went to a fun Christmas concert (Baggalútur), and then out to dinner again.
On the Saturday we celebrated the birthday of Anna and two of her cousins (to be seen in a different post), and then on Sunday I could finally start to actually prepare for Christmas.
The following days were a whirlwind of working, gift shopping, and wrapping presents long into the night. Finally it was 23 December, at which point the tree went up, and got decorated. And somehow we all made it to Christmas. (12 images total)
Thursday 17 December 2015
Bjarki chillin’ with a book after gently waking up from anesthesia, after the doctor removed his adenoids (nefkirtlar). Shall we pile on the parental guilt by mentioning that he’s probably had a nasal infection for the better part of the last couple of years? Hmmm…
An anti-group picture of my workmates, and their spouses. (Yes, I’m the only female working in this group.)
One of the guys I work most closely with, sitting next to Finnur. It took about a month of working with him to discover him and Finnur knew each other from childhood, as they were neighbors, and their mothers were good friends!
Friday 18 December 2015
The Baggalútur Christmas Concerts have been going on for 10 years now. It’s a mix of covers with funny Icelandic lyrics, and original material, delivered by a big band of professionals. In between the songs are funny little dialog segments. All in all a lot of fun!
A big portion of the sewing club went.
We’d decided to have dinner downtown, and this was where I parked.
The food was good, and everybody had a good time!
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Carolers singing at Ikea. Lovely!
Emma taking her long circle around everything without a coat before agreeing to exit the daycare center garden.
Christmas lights, so nice.
Unwrapping the tree.
The decorating team!
