Dagbók Hrefnu og Finns

November 2018 – Busy Middle

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[Photos from 11 – 18 November 2018, posted online 16 May 2019. If I can keep focus.]

As I look back on it, these 8 days of November were kind of crazy busy.

We went to the theater, went ice-skating, homework was a thing, teeth got adjusted, a sewing club was hosted, my dad & Co came for dinner, I lifted, Bjarki competed (and won!) in gymnastics, Finnur took off for the UK (with dad & Co), and I assembled Ikea furniture for my brother & Co. Yikes! (28 images total)

Sunday 11 November 2018

We had a fairly busy Sunday. The employee association at my workplace sold discounted tickets to Ronja the Robber’s Daughter, and all of us went.

The First Snow, BBQ Fire, People Meetings & Pokemon

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[Photos taken 03 – 10 November 2018, posted online 13 May 2019. Maybe.]

November feels like it happened a lifetime ago. But still, photos got taken.

We kept playing Pokemon Go to remember to get out of the house, we both had and met friends for dinner (BBQ drama!), grandparents were visited, the first real snow fell from the sky, gymnastics got practiced, and at least one cafe got visted. (35-ish photos total)

Saturday 03 November 2018

The view on a chilly Pokemon Go excursion.

Autumn Colors, Playing, & Halloween

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[Photos taken on 14 – 31 October 2018, posted online 25 26 April 2019. Yesterday was ~~Today is~~ a public holiday as it’s the First Day of Summer.]

The latter half of October whizzed by, much like time in general these days.

I took photos of the autumn colors, the kids played, the bikes got studded tires in preparation for winter, Pokemon Go got played, the burnt building by work finally got some attention, I attended a women’s-protest downtown, we had waffles with Finnur’s family, visited house #2 with friends, and both kids attended Halloween parties!

Whew!! (65-ish images)

Sunday 14 October 2018

Autumn colors in our back yard, via the 100 mm macro lens.

Random Happenings of Early October 2018

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[Photos taken 01 – 13 October 2018, posted online 16 April 2019. It’s super windy outside!]

We mostly took it easy as October got off the ground, but did manage to go out to dinner with friends (using almost expired gift-cards!), to visit house #2, keep the kids alive and mostly happy, and go to the gym a bit. (40-ish images)

Monday 01 October 2018

View out of the window by the coffee corner at work. Very autumny out there.

Sewing Club Edinburgh Trip

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[Photos from 27-30 September 2018, posted online 14 April 2019. Finnur hopped to Toronto and back this past week!]

A “sewing club” I belong to (which does no sewing, except of the social kind) went on its second weekend trip abroad this past autumn, this time to Edinburgh. (Gasp, I just realized I never posted any photos from our trip to Prague!!)

We rented a really nice apartment on airbnb, that had individual bathrooms per bedroom (a must for future excursions!) and we all had a grand time! (90-ish images total)

Thursday 27 September 2018

Ladies Who Leisure at Keflavik airport. The organizing committee correctly decided bubbly wine, and matching caps and scarfs were a must to get things off to a good start!

Autumn Colors, New Piano

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[Photos from 22-25 September 2018, posted online 26 March 2019. Weather found the ‘spring’ setting again.]

We went to house #2 with friends, while the autumn colors were in full force. Back in the city, autumn weather said did its best to get rid of autumn colors, and we got a new piano!!! (50-ish images total)

Saturday 22 September 2018

Post-Vacation Room Improvements

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[Photos taken on 10 – 19 September 2018, posted online 24 March 2019. Currently in a cafe while the kids are at the movies!]

This year’s post-vacation room fixing energy went towards making the “storage” room off of the foyer useful. I’d rearranged it the year before, but since then stuff had just kept accumulating, so major action was needed!

Finnur also kept working on the back-yard wall and finally FINISHED IT (!!!), while Anna and I went hunting for an actual piano, as she’d declared our old keyboard to be too crappy to keep playing it. Dramatic teenage angst music needs proper dynamic range! (45-ish images total)

Monday 10 September 2018

First step in the room-make-over was to take this old and very dead bed to the recycling center.

September Gatherings

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[Photos taken on 02 – 09 September 2018, posted on 24 March 2019. Having a snowy spell. Yesterday was Marel’s annual ball.]

The first two weekends in September involved a lot of people gatherings. There was a birthday, an unusually social Pokemon Go event, rarely-seen-uncle festivities, and dinner with friends.

In between, Finnur kept working on the eternal back-yard wall, and the weather kept being nice but chilly, so we began buying winter shoes. (30-ish images total)

Sunday 02 September 2018

That afternoon we had the pleasure of attending the birthday party of one of the cousins.

Work-Trip to Denmark

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[Photos taken on 26 August – 01 September 2018, posted on 16 March 2019. Finally seeing the sun mental-energy-wise after a very busy February!]

I traveled to Copenhagen with a colleague of mine to conduct some tests at the Marel office that’s located close to the airport. The trip lasted a week, and was generally successful.

More importantly, I think I showed great restraint in only taking photos of one dinner! (55-ish images total)

Sunday 26 August 2018

On the walkway at Keflavik airport by the endangered animals showcase.

Between Vacation and a Work-Trip

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[Photos taken on 17-25 August 2018, posted on 27 February 2019. This may or may not be written from Florida!]

Getting back into the rhythm of work took a bit of time and energy. School started up again, as well as music lessons and sports. Emma finally got into gymnastics at the local club after being on waiting list for over a year, and we were visited by old CA friends we hadn’t seen in over 10 years!

The week before I was scheduled to go on a work-trip abroad, I got hit by a naaasty stomach bug, so that took a toll as well. (20-ish images total)