Not Skipping News Today

The year my family decided to skip Christmas and travel instead, things didn’t go as planned. These are the lessons I learned along the way.

When we returned home to normal life — or as ordinary as it can be in a global pandemic — we quickly realized planning a wedding was going to be an uphill battle. Though we were fortunate not to have planned a 2020 celebration, the prospect of a 2021 event felt like a longshot. In addition to the unknowns everyone is battling daily, we have the additional hurdle of our families being split between two continents. Originally from Denmark, my fiance close and extended community are primarily ...