Recent adventures with little baby Peavy...

It has been several weeks since I have posted and there is a good reason for that. Baby Peavy and I have been travelling with work, which I truly enjoy. But I have to say that I am very thankful that I finished my last trip this week and will be home from now on. My little angel has already been in 4 different countries since she has been in utero. In February this year I travelled with work to Dubai, UAE and to Munich, Germany. Last week I returned from a business trip to Budapest, Hungary and yesterday I finished up a trip to London, England. I have to admit that I truly love travelling, even though I don't get to explore as much when I am travelling for business as I would if I were travelling for fun. I don't know what it is. I am mesmerized by seeing new places and architecture, experiencing new cultures, hearing new languages, and eating new food. 

Budapest was a beautiful city. We were in meetings all day each day, but we were able to see a bit of the city before dinner each night. On the first night, we took a nice walk from the hotel to the restaurant Nobu, which by the way was absolutely fantastic. There was so much life in the city, restaurants without outside seating everywhere, and people sitting in the parks watching the Euro 2012. The architecture was beautiful... 

On the second night we took a bus with a tour guide from the Telenor offices to a restaurant boat on the Danube river. We were able to see some amazing views on the way to dinner, and from the dinner we watched the sun go down over the river and the old palace. Breathtaking... 

After Budapest I was home for two nights, which is also how long it took to get my energy back fully. I was exhausted when I got home late on Wednesday night, but had to go right into the office bright and early Thursday morning. I can definitely tell a huge difference in the time it takes for me to recuperate these days. Although I am now over 6 months pregnant, I feel really great. The main difference I feel since being pregnant is my energy level. I have a lot of energy, as usual, but I need more rest than normal. When I first get tired, then I am REALLY in need of rest. Exercising is still great, but I can't workout with such high intensity and I cannot skimp on meals at all after exercising. 


Even though I love travelling, I miss my sweet Keith soooo much when I am gone. I wish that I were able to take him with me everywhere I go..... I mean how can you not love this cute hunk of a man??? Here is a pic of my sweet man before he went to play soccer! Such a stud! 

Anyways, then I headed to London for meetings on Saturday the 16th. I got there in the early afternoon so had a while before our team was going to meet for dinner at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen. Although I was tired from the early flight, I get too excited to take naps during the day. I went right out and walked around for a few hours. Since Keith had been there before he helped me find my way around. The hotel was a short walk from a major shopping street, Hyde Park, and Buckingham Palace. It was a beautiful day and I ran into a parade celebrating the Queen's official birthday celebration. But let me tell you, there are a lot, and I mean a lot, of people in London. Of course I knew this before I got there, but it is really a different experience considering I live in Oslo which has a total population of around 600,000 people, while London has around 8 million people. Yeah, huge difference. I tried to browse in the shops, but failed due to my nervous nature. I stuck to just walking around outside mesmerized by the buildings, the people, and all of the land marks I had heard about so many times but never seen. 

That night the project team went to such an amazing restaurant, Jamie Oliver's Fifteen. The food was amazing and the atmosphere was laid back and truly fun. Here is a picture of the ladies on the team:)

My last night in London I met up with my mom's cousin Karen who grew up in London. She had the great suggestion of going first to Chinatown for dinner, then to the theater! What a great night:) Karen is such a sweet and energetic person and the food and theater were wonderful. There are not words to describe Les Miserables... I was so engrossed in the performance that I dreamt about it all night. Beautiful story, beautiful music, and amazing performance. We thought we had terrible seats because our tickets said restricted view, but we ended up being on the first row right in the middle. The only restriction in our view was that we couldn't see the glossy stage floor (I didn't miss a single facial expression). 

But the best part of this week was coming home to my Keith and the life we have together. I am so thankful for the life that the Lord has given us, for the Love that he has blessed us with, for the growing angel in my tummy, and for the blessing of seeing, experiencing and acknowledging the beauty in His world. Here is a picture of the growing belly, in my 26th week of pregnancy:-) Loving every moment of carrying our little angel everywhere I go!!  

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