Elín et al

Skitrip with ISI!

2009-03-17T14:30:00.003-01:00

Just love this photo of me and one of the mums - we really had a great time :)

More pictures from Thingvellir :)

2009-03-05T22:07:00.004-01:00

Trying out my new camera... ! Always something interesting to see ;)

Mystical lake...

2009-02-27T22:11:00.005-01:00

... only one week later and hardly any ice to be seen !!!!!

Mystical Lake!

2009-02-16T08:07:00.004-01:00

Loved the mystical athmosphere at Þingvellir yesterday. Sandra was so pleased with her visit and thought it was magical to walk on the icy lake.

Thank you for the photos Hermann.

More movies ;)

2009-02-14T23:34:00.002-01:00

This time we saw the movie Slumdog Millionaire - I must confess that I liked it better than the book. Several other movies or on my list of must-sees but there is never enough time for all the movies I want to see!

It was a real movie weekend as Rebekka and Sunna went to see Bride Wars, Eiríkur and Alex went to see The Wreastler and I took Sandra and Silja to see Hotel for Dogs. Sandra was seeing it for the second time but enjoyed it so much that she was ready to see it again with her classmates!!!

Viky, Cristina, Barcelona

2009-01-30T23:21:00.003-01:00

Just saw the new movie by Woody Allen - Viky, Cristina, Barcelona - and enjoyed it very much :) It is a good start to the weekend!

Le Renard et l'enfant

2009-01-20T22:40:00.002-01:00

We saw the movie Le Renard et l'enfant Saturday night - nice movie but not a "must see" like the March of the Penguins. It was interesting to hear the filmmaker, Luc Jaquet, explain why he made the movie and it definately gave it extra depth :)

Back to the Mountains

2009-01-19T21:02:00.003-01:00

After being ill with a cold and pneumonia for far to long it time to start thinking in the mountains again... These pictures from Ásta reminded me of the fun we have on those trips. These were taken on Vífilfell late in the fall of 2008:

I, Too, Sing America

2009-01-13T10:10:00.002-01:00

I, Too, Sing America
By Langstone Hughes

I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I‘ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody´ll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They‘ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

I just had to post this old poem as Obama is taking the seat of the American president. Gives it a new meaning!

A New Year with New Ideas!

2009-01-06T09:57:00.003-01:00

Long time no see!!! I have moved most of my comments to Facebook but will be keeping this blog for future references, so watch this space with patience :)

I enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and New Year with my family and friends and I look forward to the new adventures the year 2009 has promised to bring me!!! I hope you also had such a nice Christmas and I know your new year will be a great one!

Some pictures from a fun Christmas party!

Bond - James Bond

2008-11-09T09:53:00.002-01:00

We went to see the new Bond movie, Quantum of Solace last night and I must admitt that I had a good time! Things were fast and furious and Craig is quite interesting to look at ;)

Lot's of dancing!

2008-11-02T18:44:00.002-01:00

Salsa class on Thursday night ended at the Oliver bar where we checked out the real life salsa dancing. We need to practice the dance routines a little more and then we are good to go!

More dancing on Saturday evening, a theme party with crazy hats and caps. I dressed in a Pocahontas headgear and enjoyed myself very much.

Sunday was spent sleeping and swimming after all the dancing but I might check out the Salsa Iceland party tomorrow night if the tesacher's meeting does not take up all my time and energy :)

Movie Nights!

2008-10-27T19:14:00.002-01:00

I have seen two movies this month - Rebekka and I saw the movie The Women the other day, good actresses but we were not totally convinced. The cool thing was to see only women on the big screen!

The other movie was Burn After Reading, I thought it was quite amusing and the plot thickened as the movie progressed... I recommend it if you want some entertainment on a cold and dark evening!

Arnarfell

2008-10-26T18:14:00.004-01:00

I have not spent a lot of my freetime out hiking lately but did manage to walk on Arnarfell in Þingvallasveit this month. Enjoyed the last of the autumn at Þingvellir in good weather and even better company - and planned in my mind to hike on some more mountains there, amongst them Hrafnabjörg, Skjaldbreiður and even Syðsta Súla.

Sandra's Birthday

2008-10-06T16:39:00.011-01:00

A fun evening!

2008-10-06T16:37:00.001-01:00

Þingvellir

2008-09-22T17:58:00.002-01:00

Nice, relaxed and full of charming autumn colours!
Thanks for the pictures Hermann :)

Dinner with Anna et al

2008-09-15T20:17:00.001-01:00

Surprise visit from my sister and her kids ended with a dinner and a long chat. Sunna was visiting as well so there was a lot of laughter in the house this evening :)

On the Road Again!

2008-09-14T19:28:00.004-01:00

Two weeks ago this little family spent the weekend at Ísólfskáli, the yearly trip with ISO crowd :) Two sets of twins under the age of three set the tone for the weekend which was family friendly and great fun. Lots and lots of berries were picked and in the evening we enjoyed a fab BBQ, raising our glasses as always in memory of Ísólfur and Herta whose home is now a holidayhouse. Can't wait for ISO 2009!

This weekend was also spent out of town. We were invited to take part in a 4x4 trip to Svínárnes where we spent the night in a hut (built for the farmers who gather the sheep in that area every autumn). We even saw the herds of sheep on the way as they were being sorted in a purpose built pen. Lovely walk in Kerlingarfjöll was a real highlight and our drive the next day across the rivers to Þjórsárdalur. But the friendly atmosphere in the hut on Saturday evening was the nicest part of the weekend, lots of laughter and friendship!

Salsa!

2008-09-12T16:18:00.002-01:00

The latest thing is learning - and dancing - Salsa once a week with a brilliant group of people!

Love the music but won't be dancing like this quite yet ;)

Still alive!

2008-09-09T15:12:00.002-01:00

And having a good time!

My little ones at the International School are keeping me busy but they are such sweathearts that at the end of each day I cannot stop smiling!! I might start posting in some stories for you to enjoy as the bilingual bunch is very lively!

My big kids at home are great, they have all started school, Rebekka will finish MR in the spring, Eiríkur has started 8th grade at Hagaskóli and Sandra 5th grade at Vesturbæjarskóli. Soon we will also have ballet, church, drama, English School, badmington etc to keep me busy as a taxi driver in my spare time!

The mountains are also waiting to be explored, some trips have been planned, and new adventures await me at every corner.

Let's see how this winter goes :)

Busy at school!

2008-08-21T21:12:00.007-01:00

We have been very busy at the International School of Iceland during our preparation week before our students arrive!

So far we have played "Guitar Hero"

Learnt "hand/arm massage"

Played "París"

And most imortantly - learnt to make funny faces :)

And made some connections!

Thanks for a great week guys, and takk Russell for the pix and organising the Pilates course today! Loved it!!!

Laugavegur I

2008-08-19T20:50:00.004-01:00

Ferðin góða byrjaði á BSÍ - hvar annars staðar :) Hinn frábæri hópur var þar mjög tímanlega en mikið ótrúlega gátum við verið með mikið dót fyrir ekki lengra ferðalag!
Skemmtilegt myndastopp á leiðinni í Landmannalaugar. Ekki smá fallegt á þessum slóðum!
Ótrúlegt en satt - allt dótið okkar komst í trússbílinn og okkur ekki til setunnar boðið... svona eftir smá stopp við salernin, sjoppuna, skálann og ýmsa aðra staði...! Hmmm já veit - ég er í sömu ljótu grænu úlpunni og í vetrarferðunum...
Landmannalaugar að baki og stefnan sett á Hrafntinnusker. Fyrsti dagur og allir kátir!
Landslagið fallegt og fjölbreytt alla leiðina í Þórsmörk :)
Og ekki úr vegi að ná ferðafélögum inn á landslagsmyndirnar!
Gangan mikla - minnti okkur stundum á frönsku kvikmyndina um mörgæsirnar :)
Áfram var stígurinn genginn.... allir í röð!
En stundum var líka stoppað og fólk hvíldi sig.
Það var orðið svolítið kalt og dimmt þegar við komum í Hrafntinnusker og vorum við fegin að sjá að kerran var komin og allt okkar dót. Núðlusúpan bragðaðist vel þetta kvöldið og ekki var kakóið síðra ;)
Fyrsti morguninn - gula tjaldið var alveg frábærlega hlýtt og gott þrátt fyrir að það hrímaði um nóttina. Að vísu reyndist það vera einsog sólblóm, fallegt á litinn en líka algjör flugnasegull !!
Sumir voru í tjöldum, aðrir í skálum... en hér eru tjaldbúðirnar okkar!
Kerran tilbúin, göngumenn tilbúnir og flestir fegnir að kveðja Hrafntinnuskerið og aðstöðuna þar!
Annar fallegur dagur í vændum :)

Laugavegur II

2008-08-19T20:49:00.004-01:00

Við gátum ekki hætt að dást að þessu fallega landslagi!Nokkur úr hópnum ákváðum að ganga á Háskerðing og nutum enn betra útsýnis til allra átta!!
Ennþá mikill snjór um miðjan júlí og kuldalegt að sjá.
En Hermanni var ekki kalt og hópurinn fylgdi stuttbuxnatískugúrúnum samviskusamlega...
Umhverfið við Álftavatn var svo grænt og frjósamt eftir göngu dagsins. Ég stakk aðeins af og lagðist við vatnið til að slaka á - mikil kyrrð þar til að álftirnar fóru að kvaka! En þær pössuðu vel inn í umhverfið og ekki hægt annað en að brosa að þeim :) Grillveisla um kvöldið og Addi gerðist grillmeðleigjandi hjá Sólblómabúunum. Morgunmatur úti undir vegg var toppurinn!
Enn var kerran gerð klár, í þetta sinn þurfti líka að plástra aumar tær, hæla og táberg...
Á degi þrjú var farið yfir nokkrar ár, sumar brúaðar - aðrar óbrúaðar :)
Eyrarósir... alltaf fallegar í sínu hrjóstruga umhverfi.
Og ein af mér... svona til að sanna að ég var þarna í raun og veru :)
Vegurinn endalausi - mikið var ég fegin að það var logn þennan dag, spáið í allt rykið ef það hefði hreyft vind! Skálinn í Emstrum - vin í eyðimörkinni. Þarna fengum við einu rigningardembu ferðarinnar - rétt eftir að við vorum búin að tjalda. Ágætt að fá áminningu um það hve heppin við vorum með veður alla ferðina :)
Skálinn úr fjarlægð, við tjölduðum í gilinu rétt við lækinn. Notalegt tjaldstæði og ég gæti vel hugsað mér að koma þangað aftur :)
Hvernig líst ykkur á þessa liti!!! Og landslagið breyttist og við fórum að kannast við "Þórsmerkurlandslagið" á síðustu metrunum.

Laugavegur III

2008-08-19T20:48:00.006-01:00

Síðasti göngudagurinn og allir ennþá brosandi!
Enn og aftur fallegir litir - sérstakt að sjá svona bleika akra á þessum köldu slóðum... The Lone Ranger in the Pink Fields!
Þórsmörk.... við nálgumst markið!
Frábær helgi framundan í góðum félagsskap, dásamlegum félagsskap - og síðast en ekki síst.... með krökkunum mínum :)

Tignarlegt að sjá fánann blakta þarna við hún
Sólblómið á sínum stað!
Hluti af tjaldborginni okkar - mikið fjör og ég þakka öllum fyrir ánægjulega ferð, ekki síst börnunum mínum og sólblómafélaganum!

"Laugavegur" - some pictures from the summer - more to come!

2008-08-16T13:05:00.007-01:00

Finally some photos from the wonderful hike this summer - lots of sunshine and smiles!!

Another Super Hike!

2008-07-23T07:42:00.003-01:00

Last week was spent hiking in the mountains. I walked with a group of wonderful people from Landmannalaugar to Þórsmörk, camping three nights on the way. We had sunshine and beautiful weather the whole time :) I will be posting some pictures soonest.

At the end of the hike on Friday I was very happy to meet my kids again. Thanks to my parents and Anna for looking after my kids while I was away!

Sandra and Eiríkur arrived with the bus in Langidalur on Friday night and we camped together for the weekend. Eiríkur played with Askur and Breki the whole weekend, mainly by the stream but Sandra and I had "cozy" moments, went for walks and enjoyed long chats.

Thanks for everyone who made this trip so wonderful, esp. to my hiking partners, my wonderful camping companion and everyone who came to meet us in Thorsmörk for a long outdoor party! A week to remember :)

Mamma mía!

2008-07-14T17:57:00.002-01:00

My kids are back - and now I am a happy Mamma Mía again :)

And we of course went to see the "Mamma mia" movie together last night and had a great time.

Grundarfjörður again and again!

2008-07-12T14:35:00.007-01:00

Spent all of yesterday in Grundarfjörður - I still like that place but there is only so much you can explore in this small town :) Here is a picture of the harbour from the website for fishermen - thought I might include it as I spend most of the time at the harbour!

Super nice weekend!

2008-07-07T13:15:00.002-01:00

Þingvellir, Laugarás, party at a summerhouse... sunshine and the lake... couldn't be better...

Grundarfjörður

2008-07-04T12:05:00.002-01:00

Had a lovely day at work out on Snæfellsnes. Left Reykjavík at 03:50 in the morning so I was a bit worn out at the end of the day. Grundarfjörður is always nice :)

Up North in the Cold!

2008-06-30T10:28:00.005-01:00

Spent the weekend in Akureyri looking after Aida Aura and Astor. Drove up there on Friday night with a short stop at Hvammstangi to see the old mill.
Enjoyed a trip to Árskógsströnd and Dalvík on Saturday, nice pool in Dalvík! A good weekend in the snow :)

More birthday kids!

2008-06-26T13:01:00.004-01:00

As I had gone fishing on June 17th I missed the first birthday party of Dora and Gummi's beautiful twins Lára Guðbjörg and Theodór. Look how much they have grown!

A birthday party!

2008-06-26T12:58:00.002-01:00

Rebekka and I went to Soffia Sara's 8th birthday. We were happy to see all these lovely kids, especially Þorkell and Sigrún's beautiful daughters Jóhanna, Gunnhildur and Erla who live in Richmond VA.

Thank you for inviting us :)

A Requiem for Father Georg

2008-06-24T16:36:00.004-01:00

I attended, with Rebekka and my mother, the requiem and funeral of our dear Father George at the Catholic church of Landakot. I didn't mean to cry but I did...

Father Ágúst Georg was born April 5th 1928 and died June 16th 2008 and served as a priest for 52 years, most of the time in Iceland. He was the last Montefort priest in Iceland. We will miss him and his kindness dearly and he will surely be remembered in our prayers.

Mt Helgafell

2008-06-24T11:13:00.002-01:00

An evening walk on Helgafell by Hafnarfjörður was pleasant and it was fun to try new routes! Coming down through the open natural gate was exciting :)

A cup of tea and a long chat afterwards was also much appreciated.

THE WEDDING!

2008-06-23T16:05:00.004-01:00

Congratulations Anna & Jói! Such a beautiful day, June 21st and a great party :) Thx for the photos Heiða :)

The longest day of the year...

2008-06-23T15:11:00.002-01:00

The sun was amazing at midnight and the beach quiet and beautiful at Álftanes.

Nice to discover a new spot for an evening stroll...

Success!!!

2008-06-19T15:17:00.003-01:00

The pictures speak for themselves :)

June 17th.

2008-06-18T15:02:00.001-01:00

GONE FISHING

Viky!

2008-06-18T14:57:00.006-01:00

Congratulation Viky on your big day! We are very happy to have a nursery school teacher (leikskólakennari) in the family :)P.S. And we cannot wait to see this little boy who will be born in September!

Aida Aura and Adriana

2008-06-15T08:10:00.003-01:00

More cruiseships - this is the Aida Aura visiting Venice... but now she is in Reykjavík in the drizzle! Plenty to do and life is good :)

Sandra & Eiríkur

2008-06-13T17:31:00.001-01:00

Miss you already....

Music for the soul!

2008-06-12T22:14:00.003-01:00

Just came back from the James Blunt concert with Rebekka and Sissa. We smiled, cried, laughed, sang and danced. Brilliant night.

This one was a really sad one :(

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

Work, work, work!

2008-06-10T23:42:00.002-01:00

Work and no play these days...

I am once more meeting the cruise ships that visit Iceland :) Sunday was spent looking after the Mona Lisa and Oriana. Next on the list are Adriana and Aida Aura, both caught in bad weather out on sea and are changing their schedules left, right and centre!

Eiríkur's graduation!

2008-06-06T19:14:00.003-01:00

Congratulation Eiríkur - it is such a strange feeling to be at Eiríkur's graduation from Vesturbæjarskóli... Hagaskóli is just around the corner and before I know Eiríkur will be a grown-up!

Another observation!

2008-06-05T09:16:00.003-01:00

My not-so-sexy-but-very-warm woolens from Ellingsen bought esp. for Hnjúkurinn are brilliant for fast motorcycle rides!

Advertisments...

2008-06-05T09:10:00.003-01:00

I must say that I am very proud of the fact that the advertisments on my page have been changed by Google. Instead of ads for Farmholidays in Iceland Google is now putting ads for climbs on Mount Blanc, MacKinley, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus etc!!!!

I am not quite there yet but had to smile when I saw it!

And two movies :)

2008-06-04T00:12:00.002-01:00

We saw Indiana Jones on Wednesday - it suffers from being number four in the series but I still had a good evening. I also went to the movies over the weekend with my co-workers from the International School (as well as Rebekka) to see Sex and the City. That one was a good laugh even though I am not really a great Sex and the City fan!

Akrafjall

2008-06-03T23:54:00.005-01:00

The mountain of the weekend was Akrafjall. We hiked to the two peaks, one on each side of the mountain - Háitindur approx 500 m and Geirmundartindur approx 600 m. Ásta sent these lovely photos, thank you so much!

Is it really the weekend again!

2008-05-30T17:41:00.001-01:00

Will be back soonest to report on last weekend's adventures... but in the meantime is too busy having fun this weekend!!!

Watch this spot and enjoy life :)

More Photos from Hnjúkurinn!

2008-05-28T17:47:00.009-01:00

Five in the morning and we are on our way to meet our guides. I am up but not awake at that point! I managed to leave my "climing" belt behind on my pillow.... (the one that is used for the safety rope) but I got a "race car" driver to get me to the overnight hut (also known as THE Base Camp!) and back in five secods flat! And NO - I did not sleep in the belt for added security, I was just reorganizing my backpack before waking up properly :)
Looking happy and hopeful at the beginning of the hike - I am waking up at this point :)
And the brilliant hike starts in the slight drizzle...
... and continues in a some fog and fresh snow...
When we come to the edge of the glacier I am happy to have my belt with me 'cause it time that we get in a line for the main part of the journey.
By this time I am wide awake and very excited about the hike on the glacier :)
And we walk on and on and on ... and I am still smiling!
And guess what her I am keeping that silly grin on my face even though the mountain seems to be endless at this point!
To our amazement we walk out of the cloud and enjoy this beautiful view to the peak - 2111 m high!
I simply loved the glacier and the view.
And we make it to the top!!!!!
My wonderful walking partners, through rain and shine, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, on we walk together ;)
And here is the photographer on top of the world!!
The glacier was full of cracks so we had to practice the art of jumping!
End of the glacier trail - and just imagine - we are all still smiling :)

Takk fyrir myndirnar Hermann, erfitt að velja á milli, þær voru allar mjög góðar :)

The Official Photo!

2008-05-20T16:17:00.003-01:00

More photos to follow...

Takk fyrir myndirnar Hermann og Kári

Hvannadalshnúkur!

2008-05-19T11:18:00.004-01:00

A tick in the box. DONE.

I just came back from this weekends hike of climbing Hvannadalshnjúkur - 2111 meters high glacier, the highest point of Iceland. A memorable weekend with great people, lots of support, friendship and smiles :)

Thank you all!

Hmmm I think Kilimanjaro is the only one left on the list from 2006... It might just end up being my next goal?

Sandra's Theatre Group!

2008-05-15T21:46:00.001-01:00

A weekend of work!

2008-05-15T19:05:00.005-01:00

The whole family - except for me :( - went to work on Anna and Axel's new and beautiful summerhouse near Mt. Hekla!

Eyjafjallajökull... more photos!

2008-05-15T19:03:00.005-01:00

Can you recognize me in the distance hehe!

A Long weekend!

2008-05-12T22:58:00.004-01:00

We had a lovely weekend, BBQ, party, summerhouse with Dora and family and then a movie on Monday night (The Hunting Party - pretty good!)

Some brilliant pictures from the summerhouse - Eiríkur and Sandra loved playing with an looking after the twins Lára Guðbjörg and Theodór.

"Indian Mango"

2008-05-09T07:54:00.002-01:00

Lovely evening spent with my co-teachers from the International School. We started with great Mojitos' cocktails at Russell's flat (loved the view over to Mt. Esja!) and then on to a super meal at "Indian Mango". I enjoyed the vindaloo beef vey much which I shared with Russell but most people preferred some of the milder dishes which were also very nice!

A long weekend ahead of us :)

Skjaldbreiður - my most favorite mountain!

2008-05-06T21:18:00.003-01:00

I just love this mountain. Skjaldbreiður has given these types of vulcanos its name "shield" vulcano. One day I will climb it - or perhaps drive it on ice and snow in some type of motorized vehicle when the time os right...

Looking forward to it :)

Takk fyrir myndirnar Hermann!!

More photos from Eyjafjallajökull!

2008-05-06T09:06:00.006-01:00

Takk fyrir myndirnar HGB :)

A walk on the glacier Eyjafjallajökull :)

2008-05-05T21:47:00.005-01:00

I spent all day Saturday walking on Eyjafjallajökull (Glacier). Nine hours in rain, sun, wind, snow, fog and ice. Amazing feeling!!!
Thanks for the photos Kári!

Keilir!

2008-05-01T19:58:00.002-01:00

Lovely evening's walk - and the kids enjoyed their evening with their wonderful grandparents!!!

A Movie on a Monday!

2008-04-30T12:49:00.001-01:00

We saw an interesting movie on Monday - In the Valley of Elah - Tommy Lee Jones was really good as the ex-military police man and the stern father figure!!!

A night out :)

2008-04-27T09:01:00.002-01:00

Stefán invited a group of people over to his place for a nice BBQ dinner... really feels like summer to sit down to a second BBQ dinner this week, the first one being at my parents on Thursday to celebrate the official beginning of summer.

I then went with Heiða and some of her friends for a night out on town - great fun doing some bar hopping with giggles. Met my co-teacher Russell and his friend and we just could not stop laughing at his stories!!!!

Today is a lovely sunshiny day - better make the most of it :)

The Rolling Stones!

2008-04-26T16:49:00.001-01:00

I saw the Martin Sorceses' movie Shine a Light last night - and enjoyed it very much. There is still life in the old boys :)

Spent the day doing some garden work, lovely weather!

Queen Hekla!

2008-04-25T16:33:00.005-01:00

Birthday Pictures!!!

2008-04-24T13:51:00.002-01:00

Eiríkur's Performance

2008-04-24T00:42:00.003-01:00

Eiríkur did really well at Krakkalist II on Tuesday night. He was a real star singing "Horfðu til himins" and we enjoyed the whole evening very much! Amazing to see how much the kids are learning each year about acting, singing and dancing and all this progress :)

Can't wait until the next performance!

Pretty good!

2008-04-21T10:01:00.002-01:00

Friday:
Disco Bowling until late night and a spin on the dance floor of Thorvaldsen bar...

Saturday:
Painting and working at home and then a great show at Borgarleikhúsið theatre "Jesus Christ Superstar" with friends...

Sunday:
Left Reykjavík at 08:30 and stood on top of Mt. Hekla (1490 m) at 17:30. Nine hour work all together in all weathers and lots of snow. Half the group made it to the top... yours truly included. Jeeps got stuck, the wind blew, fog crept over the mountain, deep snow... but great company and a super day. Home at midnight!

Eiríkur's party!

2008-04-17T22:15:00.002-01:00

Eiríkur invited several friends for a movie and pizza at Smáralind mall! They saw the movie "Superhero Movie" and seemed to have had a jolly good time :)

Sandra and I decided to go to the movies as well and saw the movie "Horton hears a Who" (Dr. Seuss), sweet and fun!

This marks the end of the 4 day festival to celebrate Eiríkur's 13th birthday!

Sandra's ballet show!

2008-04-15T20:25:00.003-01:00

Sandra and Silja were lovely at the ballet show! We are sooooo proud of both of them :)

Eiríkur's birthday!

2008-04-14T09:44:00.000-01:00

Eiríkur celebrated his birthday yesterday - 13 on the 13th :)

We had deceded to go out of town with a group of friends so the birthday weekend was spent in a summerhouse near Laugarvatn. We had a super weekend, lots of walks, games, nice food, jacuzzi moments and of course a birthday party! The main surprise was all the snow we had on Sunday when we needed to rush back to town so Sandra join her last practice for her big ballet moment! It also snowed the day Eiríkur was born so in a way it was appropriate!

When we came back on Sunday the party moment continued at Vesturberg with the family. Eiríkur got his favorit food and a chocolate cake for desert and great presents.

Thank you everyone for making this weekend so memorable for all of us!

All in a day's work...

2008-04-09T18:54:00.002-01:00

Teaching, teachers' meetings, babysitting, shopping, fixing cars, plastering, painting, cooking, washing, cleaning, walking the dog.... The show must go on :)

A great movie!

2008-04-08T23:12:00.002-01:00

I was just in the mood for a good movie on Monday night so going to see Definitaly, Maybe turned out to be a good choise... First had dinner with Sissa and then on to the movies with Sissa, Hermann and Monica. A film to be recommended :)

Also enjoyed a nice walk in Elliðaárdalur tonight in good company and a swim with Sandra and a meal with my parents afterwards!

Strumpapróf fyrir þig Sigfríður mín :)

2008-04-07T16:48:00.002-01:00

What Smurf am I? You are Painter Smurf. You are creative, expressive and always expanding your ways. You definitely have an artistic soul. You admit that you can be moody at times, but that just shows what a passionate person you are! You are quite imaginative and wish you had more time for creative pursuits. You are an original.

Strumpaprófið!

Pictures!

2008-04-06T20:26:00.005-01:00

Thank you for the photos Ásta!

"Twin Peaks" and three parties :)

2008-04-06T17:04:00.004-01:00

The hike:
Today we hiked on the mouintain "Skarðsheiði" - and managaed two peaks, "Skarðshyrna" and "Heiðarhorn" (1055 m) in 6,5 hours. We had a super day trying out our crampons and ice picks! There may be some pictures posted later this week!

Party one:
My old neighbours from Vesturberg 142 met on Friday night for a great soup and endless jokes at Sigrún and Atli's house. Thanks for your hospitality!

Party two:
Emma's 50th birthday was a success, loved the bubbles ;)

Party three:
Held at Linda's house, chats music and dancing but I did not stay until late because of the "Twin Peak" walk.

Super duper weekend!

Busy?!

2008-04-04T11:34:00.000-01:00

yes always busy and enjoying life :) Another busy weekend coming up - beautiful weather and all is well!

A New Week!

2008-04-01T20:28:00.001-01:00

Back to work and kids are back!

A new week :)

Two More Movies

2008-03-30T22:05:00.002-01:00

Friday night: In Bruge

Saturday night: The Bucket List

Both enjoyable but very different from each other!!!

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Another lovely weekend has passed... very relaxing and nice...

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P.S. there is a new wall in the house, much to Rebekka's delight! Poor thing just had her wisdom teeth pulled out on Friday and needed a lot of cheering up and pamepering at amma and afi's house this weekend!

OMG!

2008-03-28T14:21:00.001-01:00

Came across this video c/o Rebekka. Love the "1990's look" Godi ;) We all miss Indonesia....

http://web.mac.com/g.dijkman/Personal/Apanya_dong.html

Working days!

2008-03-27T13:32:00.002-01:00

Sandra has been coming to work with me in the past two days because her school has not yet started. She has been a great helper, especially with my five year olds :)

Eiríkur decided to spend the two days and one night with amma and afi in Vesturberg. He looked very comfy on afi's favorite chair watching "Stöð 2" when we picked him up last night!!

We are still painting at Hringbraut...

And Even More Mountains...

2008-03-25T20:24:00.003-01:00

Miðsúla - Botnsúlur - no view but a brilliant day :)

Again... thanks for the photos Halli!!!!

More Mountains...

2008-03-25T20:06:00.005-01:00

Helgafell - Húsfell - Búrfell / a very beautiful day :)

Thank you for the photos Halli!

Family Gathering!

2008-03-25T08:23:00.004-01:00

These were taken at Vesturberg on Easter Sunday!

Frænkurnar Sandra og Avril

Viky að hvíla sig!

Daniel Saharopulos

Easter Weekend

2008-03-22T08:54:00.002-01:00

So far so good...

- Rummikub and Catan tornament at Vesturberg with Anna and family, Viky, Daniel, Kristján and Skafti

- dinner at Vesturberg with Emma and Albert

- coffee party with Elin E and some friends.... loved the cinnamon cake ;)

- and of course a walk.... this time a 4 hour walk on Helgafell, Húsfell and Búrfell near Hafnarfjörður

P.S. We have a door to Rebekka's new room thanks to Albert... but still missing a wall hehe.

Spring Cleaning!

2008-03-20T09:54:00.002-01:00

We have been very busy at Hringbraut making some changes to the house. They are not yet finished but the house will look great when we finally get everything done :)

The kids have been extremely helpful - they are my small superheros!!!!

Beautiful Days....

2008-03-19T08:46:00.003-01:00

Esjan... again!

2008-03-13T10:37:00.002-01:00

Esjan in nice weather and good company - as always!

My dear friend Sissa (Sigfríður) also came for a quick cup of tea, lovely to catch up with her for a moment!

I saw my parents as well yesterday as they looked after the kids whilest I was out hiking on Esja so I had lots of great people around me yesterday!

Lets see what today brings!

Móskarðshnjúkar

2008-03-11T07:48:00.007-01:00

"Við ætlum þangað upp...."

"Já alveg viss á leiðinni!"

Smá pása :)

Skaflajárnin sett á Vesturbæjarhúsmóðurina...

Smá brekkur!

Á toppnum - sigursæl að vanda!!!

Nestið klárað :)

Og þarna sjáum við leiðina okkar mjög greinilega. Frábær ganga í flottu veðri. Þið eruð best!
Takk fyrir myndirnar Siggi, Björgvin og Halli :)

"Juno"

2008-03-10T21:50:00.001-01:00

I saw the movie Juno this evening with some friends. Well - it was interesting but somehow did not quite catch my attention...

Super Weekend :)

2008-03-09T18:38:00.003-01:00

Friday:
We went to the theatre and saw an Icelandic play called Sólarferð. Quite funny! Then on to Næstibar for a quick drink and then home sweet home....

Saturday:
Lazy-daisy lovely morning :)
Sandra and I went to the pool in the aftenoon with Silja and then had a nice evening with my parents. Lot's of good food and nice chats in Breiðholt as always.

Sunday:
Another great walk. This time an almost 6 hour walk to Móskarðshnjúkar in lovely weather and brilliant company. Thanks guys - it is always fun to walk with you!
Then to Kjartan's confirmation party, nice to see everyone. The kids made up a good game with jumping origami frogs and had heaps of fun!

Esjan again!

2008-03-06T17:49:00.001-01:00

Cold, windy, snowy, blind, WONDERFUL! Takk Halli for coming with me!

More walks...

2008-03-05T21:50:00.001-01:00

More walks in all weathers. Life is good - even when it rains!

Skeggi!

2008-03-03T15:43:00.002-01:00

Some brilliant pictures from the weekend!!! Thank you for the photos Siggi!

Sunday for relaxing moments

2008-03-02T19:28:00.002-01:00

Sandra and I went to Kringlan today to buy a birthday present for my cousin Björk (Albertsdóttir). She celebrated her 30th birthday today and we decided to get her pyjamas and flowers.

I then went for a quick coffee and a chat with some friends at Cafe Hresso but didn't get any cakes until at the birthday party. My goodness were they nice cakes, thank you Björk :) Björk showed us some photos from the time she was a baby (and I do remember these fat cheeks and blue eyes!). And honest to God - we also took a look at her rubber duck collection!!! Lovely party and very amusing moments!

Laughed very hard all day - feeling very cheerful now!

Hengill

2008-03-02T19:23:00.002-01:00

Lovely six hour walk Saturday - the weather was absolutely perfect! Sunshine, beautiful snowy mountains and a great group of people. We ended up walking Mt. Skarðsmýrarfjall twice as we needed to cross it to get over to Mt. Skeggi!

We had fun using a rope to get down a steep hill, climbed the side of the mountaine (a little scary for me but good for an adrenaline rush) and then sliding down the snow to get down the fast lane :) We were like little kids in the snow...

Back from Mexico!

2008-03-01T20:26:00.003-01:00

No not me... my parents!

They just spent a month in Mazatlan, Mexico with Kristin, Jaime and the family. They had a lovely, lovely time, despite the fact that my father was taken ill part of the time.

But they are back now and we are very happy as we've missed them so much!

Welcome back amma and afi!

Thursday

2008-02-28T17:56:00.002-01:00

Wow - tomorrow we get an extra day, great!

Today I went for a long walk with Birta, had a nice coffee with Dora, met with my co-worker Russell and then got Eiríkur to Sönglist. I will most likely fit some more activities in before the day is over... at least I still have to pick up Rebekka and Eiríkur from Kringlan. So far, so good!