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There's home, and then there's Home. Right now I'm Home, in Iceland. I flew back here yesterday and will be staying for a week. I always get quite sentimental when I travel back Home, especially when the flight attendant announces (in Icelandic) "Welcome home". I just love it that they say that!

It's strange how strongly Icelanders are tied to Home. As much as we love to hate this place (and complain about the weather), we always end up moving back – because, you know, this is Home and there's no place like it. The roots here grow strong and deep, and are impossible to rip out.

Yesterday evening the whole family met here at my parent's place for the classic friday hamburgers. We've been having home-made hamburgers on fridays for as long as I can remember. The two people I was most excited to meet again were my nieces, Iðunn and Hildur. They're every bit as cute and adorable as they were during christmas, just half a year older (and now with long hair). It's amazing how quickly these small people grow, when you only see them every 6 months there's a lot of change. Hildur for example had just started speaking during christmas, and now she speaks completely. Kids become much more of a personality when they can speak.

I took some snapshots yesterday and thought I'd share them with you because my nieces are the cutest kids in the whole wide world. Really. When I have kids I want them to be Iðunn and Hildur.

Hildur (left) and Iðunn (right)

My good friends Bryndís and Jurgen are getting married today and I need to finish their wedding gift (ha ha, how typical), so I'll have to go now. Have a great weekend everyone!

Oh, I almost forgot: Gleðilegan Þjóðhátíðardag! (Happy national day – it's Iceland's national day today.)