New Year's Eve

Every year when New Year’s Eve rolls around, Cody and I are always at a bit of a loss for exciting things to do. A couple of years ago we went to an OKC Thunder game on New Year’s Eve, which was the coolest thing we’ve ever accomplished to ring in the new year (with the exception of a fateful night in college that involved my best friend losing her shoes and taking incriminating pictures that will haunt her forever). Cody and I always find ourselves a bit underwhelmed by New Year’s Eve, and in turn, welcome a new year with a pathetic whimper rather than a celebratory bang.

However, thanks to Twitter and my obsession with travel sites, Cody and I have signed up for a New Year’s celebration to counteract our years of lameness. Drum roll please….

Cody and I will be spending the final night of 2013 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Yes, you read that correctly. Cody and I are going to the frozen tundra in the dead of winter in hopes of seeing glaciers, waterfalls, bonfires, and most of all the allusive Northern Lights. This crazy plan all started with a tweet about the coolest places to celebrate NYE. Reykjavik was amongst other interesting locations like New York City and Paris to ring in the New Year. Reykjavik has around four hours of daylight during December and January, which results in a nearly continuous explosion of fireworks. Icelanders also light bonfires to burn witches (weird, I know) and shed the baggage from a year passed. Something I certainly feel like I could get into.

Because Iceland is cold and dark, we are also going to spend a few days in Copenhagen before ending up in Reykjavik. I was a little worried about how much jetlag and darkness and freezing temperatures I could endure. Four days is about what I decided.

Needless to say, we are super excited about all of this. There’s something about crossing an ocean that really makes me feel alive. And naturally, Cody is my favorite ocean-crossing partner in the world.

Here’s to the end of 2013 and an exceptional beginning to the next. Maybe 2014 will prove as noteworthy as our celebration to begin it.

I'll leave you with a few pictures of all of these places so you can envision what in the world we are getting ourselves into.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Copenhagen, Denmark

The Blue Lagoon...a geothermal pool in Iceland.

And finally, the Northern Lights. Maybe we'll get lucky and catch a glimpse.