Fyrsta a\u00f0fangadag \u00e6vi minnar horf\u00f0i \u00e9g ekkert \u00e1 barnaefni\u00f0 \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpinu. Vi\u00f0 sv\u00e1fum frameftir (enda haf\u00f0i \u00f6ll n\u00f3ttin fari\u00f0 \u00ed a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 gerum venjulega s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 2 kv\u00f6ldin fyrir j\u00f3l) og stoppu\u00f0um svo g\u00f3\u00f0a stund hj\u00e1 \u00f6mmu H\u00f6nnu og afa Bjarna.<\/p>\n
Eftir a\u00f0 hafa eki\u00f0 Hauki \u00ed vinnuna komum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0eins vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 Sigr\u00fanu me\u00f0 j\u00f3lagj\u00f6f. Vi\u00f0 ey\u00f0um venjulega \u00e1ram\u00f3tunum, eftir mat me\u00f0 \u00feeim. Sigr\u00fan spur\u00f0i hvort vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum ekki bor\u00f0a\u00f0 saman a\u00f0 \u00feessu sinni og vi\u00f0 bundumst fastm\u00e6lum um a\u00f0 \u00feau k\u00e6mu til okkar \u00e1 gaml\u00e1rskv\u00f6ld. \u00de\u00e1 datt henni \u00ed hug a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum sem best haldi\u00f0 j\u00f3l saman l\u00edka. H\u00fan var byrju\u00f0 a\u00f0 elda og \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 Darri h\u00f6f\u00f0um eiginlega bara \u00e6lta\u00f0 a\u00f0 j\u00f3la okkur eitthva\u00f0 sm\u00e1vegis en b\u00ed\u00f0a me\u00f0 a\u00f0alh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ah\u00f6ldin \u00fear til Haukur k\u00e6mi heim, sl\u00f3gum vi\u00f0 til, vi\u00f0 g\u00e6ttum \u00feess bara a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a n\u00f3gu h\u00f3flega til a\u00f0 hafa pl\u00e1ss fyrir meira um n\u00f3ttina. \u00c9g f\u00f3r heim, sau\u00f0 kart\u00f6flur, henti kj\u00f6tinu \u00ed ofn og stillti \u00e1 100 gr\u00e1\u00f0ur, f\u00f3r svo til Sigr\u00fanar me\u00f0 nokkra pakka.<\/p>\n
\u00deetta var hi\u00f0 lj\u00fafasta matarbo\u00f0 \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0um f\u00e9lagsskap en \u00e9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig allt \u00ed einu \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef \u00ed rauninni fastari venjur \u00ed kringum j\u00f3l en \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gert m\u00e9r grein fyrir. \u00c9g ver\u00f0 t.d. alltaf v\u00e6min \u00feegar „\u00cd dag er glatt \u00ed d\u00f6prum hj\u00f6rtum“ brestur \u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 skiptir mig m\u00e1li a\u00f0 fa\u00f0ma str\u00e1kana \u00e1 slaginu sex og \u00e9g hef \u00fatvarpi\u00f0 alltaf stillt \u00e1 j\u00f3lamessuna undir bor\u00f0um. Kannski er \u00feetta gali\u00f0 \u00fear sem \u00e9g er tr\u00falaus en \u00e9g \u00f3lst upp vi\u00f0 \u00feessa si\u00f0i og er alveg tilb\u00fain til a\u00f0 h\u00f3rast \u00ed hverju \u00fev\u00ed sem vekur h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0lega stemningu. Arm\u00e6\u00f0ut\u00f3nninn \u00ed prestinum hr\u00e6rir \u00ed m\u00e9r nostalg\u00eduna og \u00fea\u00f0 hefur ekkert me\u00f0 tr\u00fa a\u00f0 gera. Hj\u00e1 Sigr\u00fanu eru \u00feessir si\u00f0ir ekki vi\u00f0haf\u00f0ir svo m\u00e9r fannst \u00feetta ekki vera j\u00f3l, \u00fe\u00f3tt v\u00e6ri fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt a\u00f0 vera hj\u00e1 \u00feeim.<\/p>\n
Alltaf ver\u00f0a j\u00f3lin n\u00fa samt fullkomin, \u00fe\u00f3tt eitthva\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00e1 annan veg en venjulega. Darri s\u00f3tti Hauk \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g bj\u00f3 til s\u00f3su og br\u00fana\u00f0i kart\u00f6flur. J\u00f3lat\u00f3nleikar \u00ed \u00fatvarpinu og \u00e1 me\u00f0an „\u00cd dag er glatt“ hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i \u00ed eldh\u00fasinu, komu str\u00e1karnir m\u00ednir heim. Allt n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega eins og \u00f6ll hin j\u00f3lin nema vi\u00f0 bor\u00f0u\u00f0um klukkan 12 \u00ed sta\u00f0 6 og frestu\u00f0um \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed vini og \u00e6ttingja, enda reiknu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 flestir v\u00e6ru komnir \u00ed b\u00e6li\u00f0 um 2 leyti\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Afi og amma komu \u00ed mat til okkar \u00ed h\u00e1deginu, hangikj\u00f6t me\u00f0 kart\u00f6flum\u00fass og laufabrau\u00f0i eins og hvern einasta j\u00f3ladag sem \u00e9g man eftir og seinnipartinn \u00feegar \u00e9g var or\u00f0in ein (Darri f\u00f3r heim me\u00f0 \u00feeim og Haukur a\u00f0 vinna) t\u00f3k \u00e9g fram b\u00f3kina sem Alexander gaf m\u00e9r \u00ed j\u00f3lagj\u00f6f en grj\u00f3tsofna\u00f0i \u00e1 annarri s\u00ed\u00f0u. \u00dea\u00f0 segir miklu meira um \u00e1standi\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r en b\u00f3kina sem vir\u00f0ist hin skemmtilegasta. Framundan eru 5 dagar sem \u00e9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 nota til a\u00f0 gera ekkert nytsamlegt. R\u00e9tt a\u00f0 lufast til a\u00f0 hita upp afganga og \u00feeyta rj\u00f3ma, ef \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0. J\u00f3l eru h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0leg og fr\u00e1b\u00e6r, \u00e9g vildi alls ekki sleppa \u00feeim en lets feis itt, fyrir venjulega h\u00fasm\u00f3\u00f0ur eru a\u00f0fangadagur og j\u00f3ladagur ekki nein afsl\u00f6ppun. Eiginlega \u00e6ttu allar h\u00fasm\u00e6\u00f0ur (af b\u00e1\u00f0um kynjum au\u00f0vita\u00f0) a\u00f0 hafa l\u00f6gbo\u00f0i\u00f0 lestrar- og sj\u00f3nvarpsfr\u00ed milli h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0anna.<\/p>\n
Og n\u00fa \u00e6tla \u00e9g a\u00f0 sofna \u00fat fr\u00e1 bla\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0u 3.<\/p>\n
Fyrsta a\u00f0fangadag \u00e6vi minnar horf\u00f0i \u00e9g ekkert \u00e1 barnaefni\u00f0 \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpinu. Vi\u00f0 sv\u00e1fum frameftir (enda haf\u00f0i \u00f6ll n\u00f3ttin fari\u00f0 \u00ed a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 gerum venjulega s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 2 kv\u00f6ldin fyrir j\u00f3l) og stoppu\u00f0um svo g\u00f3\u00f0a stund hj\u00e1 \u00f6mmu H\u00f6nnu … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa