After some serious planning, I took my first work trip in a few years. I had a few clients who wanted to see North Dakota before purchasing some investment properties there. I made arrangements for Doug to be with the kids, but he was prepping to take his licensing exam. He has been studying in the evenings and every weekend for three months. He was about ready to schedule his exam but we knew I needed to take this trip. We relied on family to help make this happen. It felt bizarre to be away from my kids and not have someone at my feet needing food. It was a whirlwind trip, but fascinating. It seemed like I was taking a step back in time seeing the gold rush…so many workers, not enough housing, infrastructure just trying to 'keep up'. It's a rush for black gold--oil. The landscape was really quite beautiful as well. It was freezing--we were up near the Canadian border at some points.
It was quite the horrific experience to be pumping milk at every opportunity for a bathroom break. I kept it all quiet from my clients and my boss. It's so odd that feeding a baby is such a natural thing, but talking about feeding a baby in any way is extremely awkward. The trip proved to be quite stressful in this regard without a lot of break time away from my male traveling companions. Next business trip--I will NOT be breastfeeding.
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