It was November 2017 and we still hadn’t chosen a Christmas vacation... Madeira and Galapagos Island were top on our list, but we hadn’t pulled the trigger yet. Then one night as we were cooking dinner, Jon says “I've always wanted to visit Scandinavia. What about that for Christmas?” Me, a southern girl who notoriously hates winter, ever so gently reply: “ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAH . Good one”. Silence. I look at him: “Wait, you’re serious?” My budget bug has definitely rubbed off on Jon over the years. He was searching for flights and came across dirt cheap tickets to Sweden and, yes, he was serious. We dropped the conversation, started eating tacos and went on with our night. Over the next few days, I did some research into why on earth Jon desired to go to (practically) the North Pole in -9 F weather and saw things I'd never imagined. Dogsledding, igloos, snow mobiles, northern lights . It was a literal winter wonderland. ⛄❆ I was starting to warm ...
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