Last night, after evening service at Funningur’s old school house (which has become the community center), I headed to Sasi’s to spend the night and help her prepare for Gudmar’s 10th birthday party. Alis spoke at the service–topic was how Christ can take our burdens and one day (Perhaps Today!) He will return and all our sorrows will be gone. We sang hymns and had “bread” afterwards–bread, jam, dessert, tea & coffee (kaffe). There were about 10 of us who enjoyed lovely fellowship.
At Sasi’s, I was able to help clean a bit and run her tomato soup in the blender to get it smooth. Later she added macaroni and meatballs. It was delicious!
I slept well and when I awoke, Sasi was just returning (at 10AM) from her substitute teaching job. We had brunch (bread, brie, smoked salmon, sausage and coffee). Then the final prep began. She had already set the table with a “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme. Alis made four cakes, Sasi made a cake and her in-laws made cakes. Lots of sugar–and such yummy cakes (mostly meringue based). My soup lentil soup was not a hit, but some tried it and were polite. Family and friends began to trickle in around 4PM. Gudmar hoped to buy an iPad, so mostly people brought cards & money. He had one friend, Bjetni, come to his party. In the Faroes, the birthdays ending with “0” are the big ones and celebrated with great fanfare. That’s why Gudmar’s 10th birthday was BIG!
I was pooped early in the evening and headed home around 7:30PM. I went to bed early, with plans for tomorrow to help Martin rake the hay he’d been cutting over the past few days.
Heart to Heart 