Simple City Life: It's a Baby Shower!!!! #babyshower #littlefootprint #ecofriendlybaby

Simple City Life Blog is hosting it's first eco-friendly Virtual Baby Shower in correspondence with my little baby girl soon to arrive. The shower starts October 1st through the 14th with lots of reviews and a bundle giveaways at the end of each week. Make sure to head over to the blog and get a head start on reading the reviews and following the company's social media sites!!

Summer Squash Skewers

I posted this onto Simple City Life last week..thought I would share it here too! 

I love summer time grilling;) 

Summer Squash Skewers 
3 small squash
1 small zucchini
1 green pepper
2 TB olive or grapeseed oil ( I used Grape Seed Oil with Natural Butter Flavor from Wildtree)
1 TSP of chopped chives
1 TSP of chopped dill
1 TSP of garlic seasoning ( I used Garlic Galore Seasoning Blend from Wildtree)
Salt and Pepper to season

Cut up the squash and  green peppers and tossed them with oil, lime juice garlic seasoning and salt and pepper. Threw in chives and dill and let them sit for about 30 min to an hour.

Then skew the squash  and put them on the grill for about 15 minutes.

baby, blogging and saying good-bye

So the last two weeks have been so full and crazy. I officially said goodbye to my job of almost  3 years at Cyclelogical and have been hitting the ground running. I spent a few days in Chicago with a friend  Courtney at the Blogher13 conference, which in and of itself was crazy. Who knew there were so many woman bloggers out there. I got to attend a great baby shower while I was there, a fun party and walk through a massive expo hall. ( you can read more about it here!) Also last week I started writing for my friend Courtney's blog Simple City Life.

Courtney and I at a party in Chicago

It's actually so much fun to be in a new season where my days are open and the word I keep hearing is "available." The next few months I just want to be available! Available to prepare for this baby girl, available to spend time with friends, available to clean the house, available to spend time with Kevin and Madi, available to sit in the quiet and play my guitar,  and so much more. I am well aware after November when this little baby makes her appearance my availability will be limited for a time, so for now I am taking advantage and waiting to see all the treasures that are unpacked for the next 3 months!

it's summer and we are in full swing

I have to be honest I absolutely LOVE my life! Not only am I surrounded by some of the greatest people on earth but I am so honored to have a family that is undeniably fantastic. Our summer has resounded with the the same cadence of fantastic and I am loving every minute. We got back from our family vacation in Colorado on July 3rd and have been hitting the ground running ever since. From midwife appointments, ultrasounds, bonfires, coffee dates, walks around the park, house concerts, and more summer planning, our days are full and our hearts so very happy!

There is a bit of transition happening as well...I am getting ready to say goodbye to Cyclelogical this month as 1 of it's 2 full time employees. I am so excited for what is next, even though I am not sure what it all looks like, I know it does involve having a baby in November and getting our house ready for all that the little one will bring. We have decided to go the "non-traditional" route and have this baby at home, so that in and of itself will be full of surprises, twists and turns. My hope is I will be able to blog a bit more during my time this fall to debrief, process, encourage and express some of the awkward beauty that will come from being a mom to a new born.

For now I will leave you with a few of my favorite photos from the summer so far and a sweet video of how we all found out the sex of the baby:)