Trine

When we were planning our trip to Madrid, we touched base with Trine to see if we could come visit her on the way.  We were thrilled not only to hear that she is pregnant and due in May (right around my birthday), but also that she and her husband Christopher would be in town and we could stay with them.  So we booked our tickets, flew to Heathrow, figured out her superb directions to get to her flat, and met her as she was walking down the street towards us.

Other than carrying a little basketball in her tummy, she has not aged a bit.  What a gorgeous woman she is!  After ten years, we are so happy to be back with her.

When we arrived on Tuesday, somewhat jet lagged, we walked around the area where she lives.  This is in the Tower Bridge area.  The weather was unusually warm, and a bit breezy, but not what we were expecting, for sure.  After walking a ways, Don and I both lay down for a brief (well, not-so-brief) nap, and Trine and Chris grilled steaks for us.  YUM!

What a pleasure it was to meet Chris!  He is in a very stressful job with Citibank, so we did not see nearly as much of him as we would have liked, but the time we spent was enjoyable.  He had to work until the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday night/Thursday morning, so we hardly saw him then.

Trine's pregnancy is going very well, and she looks fantastic!  She only has two months to go, but you wouldn't know it.  Trine is working, too, with a financial group, and she is currently in charge of events.  After doing major mergers and acquisitions work, this is a dramatic change, but as organized as she is, I am sure it is right up her alley.  We will be curious to see how she juggles work and baby girl, but we know she will handle it flawlessly.

Being with Trine is as if no time has passed at all.  She was a blessing to us in 2000, and she is still a blessing to us now!