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I cannot believe I haven’t been on a plane since January! This is probably the longest I’ve gone without traveling far. This summer we stayed in Scandinavia and took trains (Greta would be proud). Because I was pregnant, the thought of flying was way too uncomfortable. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I had actually discovered I was pregnant about a week before this pic was taken in DC, but it was still a secret. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We had a great class trip, even though the government was shut down and it ruined some of our plans. I hadn’t originally planned to go to Mount Vernon, Washington’s estate, but we had a nice little trip to Virginia. 😊 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hope my former students are doing well! If you are reading this, drop me a line and let me know how you are doing. 💜 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ———————————————————————— #washington #mountvernon #georgewashington #washingtondc #girlsmeetglobe #citizenfemme #sheisnotlost #womenwhoexplore #girlsborntotravel #shetravels #femaletravelbloggers #globelletravels #girlsthatwander #travelgirls

Fall has come and gone, it seems. It’s been snowing in Oslo since Friday (see my stories). So now I’m counting down the days til Florida! 🌴☀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you live in a cold place, it’s convenient to be from a warm place. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are looking forward to Alice meeting her uncle and aunt and cousins and the rest of the fam. But we are also very much looking forward to sunshine and warmth and Cuban food! 💜☀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Where are you spending the holidays? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Alice in this pic: Mom, I’m trying to sleep. Why have you put me in this Halloween outfit and taken me out of my stroller?? 😝) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ——————————————————————— #nesodden #høststemning #høst #akershus #amtaland #høstvær #mamma #mammalivet #momlife #fallcolors #autumn #morogdatter #momanddaughter #newmom

First Halloween costume: “Alice Rose”! 🎤🎸🌹 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎼 She's got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories Where everything Was as fresh as the bright blue sky Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I'd stare too long I'd probably break down and cry ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Happy Halloween from me and this sweet child of mine! (Her middle name isn’t Rose btw) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ——————————————————————— #baby #babiesofinstagram #babygirl #instababy #sweetchildofmine #gunsnroses #babyhalloweencostume #babyhalloween #axlrose #firsthalloween

Hello fall sunshine! 🍁🍂🌞 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s been pretty rainy this fall, so the last few sunny days have been nice. I haven’t been posting much for obvious reasons, but had to get out in the fall foliage with the little one before it’s all gone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Alice is wearing her Jack-o-lantern 🎃 hat and ghost PJs for Halloween, which is my favorite holiday! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you dressing up this year? As what? I love coming up with original costumes, but alas, this year I’m going as a tired new mama! Now that’s scary. 😝👻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ——————————————————————— #nesodden #høststemning #høst #akershus #amtaland #høstvær #mamma #mammalivet #momlife #fallcolors #autumn #morogdatter #momanddaughter #newmom

Mom is arriving tomorrow and she is super excited to come back to Oslo to meet her first granddaughter! 👶🏻💗 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fun fact: In Norwegian, we have different names for each grandparent that correspond with whose parents they are. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👵🏻👴🏻 For example, my parents are going to be called Mormor and Morfar, which means mother’s mother and mother’s father. So although my dad is Morfar to my daughter, my brother’s boys will call him Farfar (father’s father). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is a lot clearer than the generic grandma and grandpa we have in English. But that makes it easy because Rurik’s parents have no competition to be called Granny and Grandpa. 😉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ —————————————————— ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #visitoslo #oslove #mittoslo #visitnorway #oslobilder #ilovenorway #osloby #nortrip #norwaypng #whattodoinnorway #vigelandsparken #frognerparken #sculpturepark #fountain #mormor

If you saw my story, then you know that Alice is here! 💜👶🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you’re overdue, everyone in Norway tells you to run/walk up stairs. I was in no state to run at the end of my pregnancy (or now lol), but luckily she arrived and no real medical interventions were necessary. What a relief! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We have been busy settling in to newborn life and getting to know our babe. She’s really a fantastic, and unusually alert newborn. 💜 We think she looks like me, but with darker hair. 😉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Rurik has been a fantastic daddy and husband so far, and I don’t know what I would do without him! 💗 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🧳 Travel tip: If you want to visit Croatia in high season, but want to avoid the crowds, try some of the less popular islands. For example, this picture was taken on Korçula. All of the islands in Croatia are pretty great, so you can’t really go too wrong. One of our favorite less traveled islands was Mljet. It’s right next to Dubrovnik, but people usually only go for a day trip, so staying there was peaceful and great! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ——————————————————————— #croatia #croatiafulloflife #croatia_photography #crostagram #croatia_instagram #timeoutcroatia #visitcroatia #lovecroatia #croatiaonmymind #unlimitedcroatia #ig_croatia #girlsmeetglobe #citizenfemme #sheisnotlost #womenwhoexplore #girlsborntotravel #shetravels #femaletravelbloggers #globelletravels #girlsthatwander #travelgirls

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