This winter, you guys, I just don’t even know what to think. First Iceland throws me two terrible stormy winters, and now this winter which has nothing but amazing. Thank you weather gods, and please keep this up for the winters to come!
Now I wish I was here today to tell you about how the Viking and I spent all of the sunny weekend outside exploring but that wasn’t the case. I think more napping happened than exploring, but those naps, they were amazing.
In between all the napping we did manage to go out for a quick trip on a lovely sunny Saturday afternoon and wow was it beautiful!
I don’t think I will ever get over how awesome it is that I can be surrounded by beautiful nature with just a quick drive out of town!
While the weather was absolutely amazing for our adventure that turned out to be the only thing that worked in our favor. Our first stop ended up being closed for renovations, and then the next area on the list our little car couldn’t quite make it out to. Our last stop where we had planned to spend some time hiking turned out to be a bit to icy for my uncoordinated self.
So instead the day turned into just driving around with the sun on our faces enjoying the views. And those views were pretty wonderful.
The rest of our Valentine’s weekend was low key with the highlight being the chocolate covered strawberries we made for our Valentine’s dessert. When you live in the Arctic buying strawberries is a real treat! Life in the Arctic, it makes you appreciate the simple things in life!
Valentine’s Day is only recently becoming a more celebrated holiday here in Iceland, mainly thanks to businesses marketing Valentine treats. Since H didn’t celebrate Valentine’s when he was a kid I had to tell him some stories of how we used to celebrate Valentine’s Day back in primary school, those were the days!
Does anyone else remember spending the day before crafting a Valentine’s box covered in stickers to set on your desk to collect all the Valentine’s from your classmates. Carefully choosing each card making sure you didn’t accidentally give a “your cute” card to your crush and be traumatized for the rest of third grade ha. Oh to be young again.
Even if you don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day I think everyone can always use some treats in their life. I have teamed up with Give Me Iceland to send one lucky reader an Icelandic gift box full of tasty treats.
If you are an Iceland lover I recommend checking out Give Me Iceland, a monthly subscription box service where each month they will send you a package full of local Icelandic treats, how cool is that?! The subscription boxes will be the perfect way to fuel your love for Iceland in between trips. Enter the giveaway below for your chance to win this month’s box!
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And if you are still feeling lovely after the weekend here are some of my favorite posts about my handsome Viking and I’s relationship:
Girl Meets Viking
The Inside Scoop on a Girl and her Viking
Five years with the Viking
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! I am already counting down the days until Friday, why do weekends have to be so short!
Question of the Day?
Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Are there any Icelandic treats you dream of after your trip here?