tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029845573186307898.post7595923133326458320..comments2011-12-27T10:45:30.842-06:00Ólöfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12947909317770490465noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029845573186307898.post-24882046977389649192011-12-27T10:45:30.842-06:002011-12-27T10:45:30.842-06:00Ria, I didn&#39;t get the decorations up completely til the 23rd. That is a bad Icelandic Christmas tradition. Wanted to do more baking but I didn&#39;t get too it. But it is very common in Iceland that decorations don&#39;t get put up til the 23 but we have the 13 days of Christmas where each Yul Lad leaves town each day of Christmas. We also have Christmas Parties where the children dance around the Christmas tree holding hands and singing the traditional Christmas songs.Ólöfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12947909317770490465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029845573186307898.post-23621802851894959432011-12-27T07:08:39.647-06:002011-12-27T07:08:39.647-06:00Great pictures - you have a beautiful family!! I love your Icelandic ornaments!<br /><br />We didn&#39;t do as much decorating as usual this year. My sister got married on 11.26 in NJ and my brother got married on 12.06 in CA so it was pretty hectic. Just our tree (we went with silver and gold ornaments this year) and a wreath on the door. The one Christmas morning tradition my family has is fresh homemade cinnamon rolls, coffee for adults and hot chocolate for kids while we open presents.<br /><br />Congratulations on your Master&#39;s degree!! My daughter is currently a sophomore at Temple in Philly going for her BA in Psych.<br /><br />Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family from me and mine!Riahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14269825324849426616noreply@blogger.com