Christmas greetings 2014

Dear Friends far and near,

As it snows outside, we are inside preparing for our first Christmas in our new apartment. We saw the place over the summer, made the We didn't have to move far, just across the road from Álfaheiði to Álfholsvegur 108, Kopavógur, 200, Iceland.

For there it follows that the last part of the summer was taken in packing, and then unpacking on the other side of the street. Friends and family pitched in. It all went remarkably smoothly. We would have never have made it without the help. Thank you everybody. 

There have been lots of high points in the year which add up to make this memorable and busy year. Not least of all, the team Lynch 10km contribution to the Reykjavik marathon!

Early in the spring Dad and Eirikur went on a boys road trip to Edinburgh to celebrate  number one sons birthday. We were lucky to get tickets to the Scotland versus France match in the 6 nations championship at Murrayfield stadium and use the rest of the time to take in Edinburgh´s cultural scene. We were looked after very well by the Scottish Rugby Union. Eirikur is active in the “gamers”social scene. The next event for him will be a graduation trip to Canada. 

Sandra has graduated from Hagaskóli and celebrated her sweet sixteen this year. She started a Senior High school that offers foundation courses in Horse and stable management. Sandra virtually lives at the stables now. 

All the work has paid off, as she successfully qualified her horse for the National Icelandic Horse Congress. There was dreadful weather on the day, but that didn't phase Sandra and Flinkur. They when out there and shone bright! Excellent showing!

Rebekka, now in fifth year med school has been almost invisible this year, buried under text books and hospital work, both in research and on the wards. Rebekka was however sighted in the north of Iceland as lead medic on the Myrabolti (mud larking) support team. She has the teeshirt to prove it.

For Anna, another year of  travel (Geneva, Brussels, Copenhagen times two plus Washington times one) Sierra Leone was on the agenda, but Ebola put that particular trip on hold. Instead she has been working hard on supporting the Red Cross response to this epidemic.  Anna was present for her nephew, Henni´s, graduation celebrations in Brussels. At home she is the number one favourite aunt of Arni, the youngest family member.

At the beginning of the year David was elected Chairman of his local Red Cross Branch. There is lots of work to do but its great to be a volunteer and work with the fabulous people who make up the branch.

David has also been busy coaching his rugby club and the fledgling national team. He completed his level II coaching qualification this year. The sport  is attracting more attention in Iceland and growing as a result. 

The year was rounded of with a memorable trip to Rotterdam to attend the International Project Managers Association annual congress and meeting old friends in Amsterdam.

At has been a year full of movement. We are  looking forward to the holidays, Christmas and New Year, when we can remember friends and family, and then glide smoothly into 2015.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, 

with love from the Lynches in Iceland.