{"id":34735,"date":"2022-12-31T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T11:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=34735"},"modified":"2023-08-05T10:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T10:21:36","slug":"goodbye-2022-hello-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/goodbye-2022-hello-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Photos taken 31 December 2022 – 01 January 2023, posted online 3 August 2023. The weather is possibly changing… it’s been about the same for a month, hardly a drop from the sky, and pretty warm.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time around, the annual New Year’s Eve potluck party in Finnur’s family was hosted by his youngest sister and family. They’ve recently moved into a much bigger house, and it so happened that the town’s bonfire would be essentially in their backyard!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday 31 December 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Happy 2023! The annual tradition of starlight-writing lives on…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Baking for the party later that evening. Note the now fully-decorated ginger-bread house!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I dragged Emma out for a walk in the copious snow. I was hoping this path up the hill had been traversed, but it was undisturbed, and slightly tricky to pass without me getting shoes full of snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We made it up to the Buddha stupa up on the hill edge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Thankful for the serious snow plowing action!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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At the entrance to the teenaged forest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Resting tired feet. She’d just about had it at that point, but I had a destination in mind…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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At the turn, leading up to the observation point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We made it! But just barely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Documenting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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After she got the good headlight, she stormed off ahead of me to get home as quickly as possible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We made it home just shy of 6 pm. Time to get ready for a party!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Party table coming together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Appetizers and guests!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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BBQ-ing among the snow-piles!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Siblings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Father and daughter, during a stare-off.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Son and mother.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Salting under flashing lights!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Emma picked out her favorite foods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Mmmm, food!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The annual squid-dish that Finnur’s dad makes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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After dinner, it was time to walk to the bonfire. We could see the fire-light above the houses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Found it! There was a pretty large crowd already there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Big fire is big.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Emma not quite sure what to think.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Three fire-men kept throwing oil on the fire to really stoke it. Real men don’t look back at explosions they’ve caused!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Firelit selfie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The fire roared.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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But they kept on throwing fuel onto it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Big, bada, BOOM!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Mesmerized.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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My phone camera had an interesting way of dealing with the excessive brightness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Look who decided to join the party! We would discover later in the evening that Mr. Middle had forgotten to bring a winter coat, but happily it was quite warm by the fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Fire-lit siblings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Heading back inside, looking back towards the crowd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Setting off a few fireworks before the Annual Comedy-Hour Show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Somebody bought a fireworks “cake”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The annual comedy hour went down smoothly, and was of unusually high quality. Here we are 20 minutes to midnight! Time to put on some outside clothes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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There weren’t that many people home it seemed, but the neighbors still put on a good show!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Darn trees blocking the view! \ud83d\ude09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Half the fun is watching everyone go nuts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Bjarki managed to borrow a thick jacket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A shot just went off!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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So much light!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Happy 2023!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Arty shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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To a new year!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Emma accidentally doing a Statue of Liberty imitation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Bjarki conducting fireworks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Family photo! As the explosions calmed down (somewhat), we went back inside for some extra late dessert, before driving home. We all slept in late. Happy New Year, everybody!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Photos taken 31 December 2022 – 01 January 2023, posted online 3 August 2023. The weather is possibly changing… it’s been about the same for a month, hardly a drop from the sky, and pretty warm.<\/em>]<\/p>\n

This time around, the annual New Year’s Eve potluck party in Finnur’s family was hosted by his youngest sister and family. They’ve recently moved into a much bigger house, and it so happened that the town’s bonfire would be essentially in their backyard!<\/p>\n

Saturday 31 December 2022<\/h2>\n
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Happy 2023! The annual tradition of starlight-writing lives on…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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