Spring Begins, Junior College Visits & Annual Ball

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[Photos 12 – 23 March 2019, posted online 7 September 2019. Rain and wind today, Finnur’s en route to Japan for a work-trip!]

The second half of March featured improving weather, a lot more daylight, numerous visits to junior colleges in the area, and Marel’s annual ball.

The school visits took up a lot of time and energy, but they helped Anna to match herself against the various schools to try and help her to choose between them. (30-ish photos total)

Tuesday 12 March 2019

Daycare pickup began being followed by play-sessions on the play-ground, as the sun was still high in the sky.

Wednesday 13 March 2019

The gym equipment at work is pretty old-school.

Saturday 16 March 2019

Some friends came over for dinner, so the hot-tub saw the light of day again. It’s an excellent baby-sitter and sound-dampener!

Monday 18 March 2019

When I arrived at work, a temporary ceiling had appeared, as the floors were being replaced. Apparently, contractors had spent the weekend tearing up the tiles on the floor.
I was impressed!
Later that day I took Anna to visit Borgarholtsskóli where my brother Nökkvi teaches. He told be he was repsonsible for that Thor’s hammer that was on display. (Unfortunately, Nökkvi couldn’t be there for the open house himself.)

Tuesday 19 March 2019

The open-house schedule was busy, and the schools weren’t really organized according to location, so we there was very hard to make it to all of them.
That day we visited the Kvennaskólinn. It turned out to be split between three buildings downtown, so there was quite a bit of walking involved.
We got to see the principal’s office, and they had on display some old objects, as this is one of the ‘old’ schools. (It began in 1874 as a women’s only school, the name translates to Reykjavik Women’s Gymnasium.)
A phone book from 1945 – 46!

Wednesday 20 March 2019

The next day we visited Menntaskólinn í Hamrahlíð, which quite a few family members have attended, such as my two oldest brothers. We found them both hanging on the walls!
Not hard to spot Pétur…
There exist better photos of Nökkvi. 😉

Thursday 21 March 2019

Checking out Fjölbrautaskólinn í Ármúla, the friendliest school by Anna’s estimation.
We also visited the very popular (read: here be money) Versló. Here we are on the tour around the school.

Friday 22 March 2019

Yet another daycare questionnaire, this time about ‘dad’. Q: How old is your dad? A: 4 and something. Q: What’s your dad best at? A: Good at working on things. Q: What do you do with dad? A: We sometimes go on car rides together. Q: Where does your dad work? A: At Google. Q: What makes your dad happy? A: When I give him a hug. Q: What makes your dad sad? A: When I don’t tidy up.

Saturday 23 March 2019

The last visit for now was to Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, mine and Finnur’s old school.
Apparently, my coworker imports these rock-like chocolates for one of the geology teachers at the school to give out during the open house. 🙂
All the different tracks and requirements. Simple, right?
Books on display. It’s one of few schools to teach Greek and Latin.
We found my graduation picture…
Back in the day!
Finnur’s photo was taken outside.
Can you spot Finnur?
Anna and I also made it to the dress store, as Marel’s annual company ball was later that night.
I just couldn’t resist this pattern!
All dressed up and about to head inside!
It was a swanky party!
There was a photo-booth with a green-screen!
The two of us floating in space!
There was a glitter bar!
Mad with glitter?!?!
My attempt at sultry, Finnur the innocent bystander.