Rain Is A Good Thing

Every time it rains I think of the Luke Bryan song, "Rain Is A Good Thing".

It's been raining on and off all day which has been kind of nice since its been in the 90's and hot all week. But I am not complaining because it's a million times better than the snow!


Anyway, we decided to go out in the rain and explore close to home today with the dogs since we have a neighborhood chili cook off to attend tonight. Anthony and I like to spend as much time as we can with the dogs during the weekend since they spend a lot of time during the week inside. We ended up going out to an empty field nearby where there were lots of trails we could walk on while the pups ran wild and free. Since they love water and freedom, they were in heaven! I took advantage of this opportunity to play around with my camera (Anthony wanted to play with it too, hence some of the pics below..) but since it was raining and I didn't have a lot of protection for my camera, I didn't get too many photos. Oh well! Still a good time practicing on my favorite furry subjects!

Mix it, Leave it, Eat it!

Well, I feel like I post a lot about food...but let's be honest, who doesn't love food?! I'm back with a delicious, easy, husband approved breakfast for you. I have seen the "overnight oatmeal" floating around for awhile but hadn't gotten around to trying it so when I was at Target last weekend I bought a dozen mason jars and decided this oatmeal concoction was going to be a thing at our house!


and man, am I glad it's become a thing.


So here's how it works:

1/2 cup of oatmeal
1/2 cup (sometimes a little more) of milk (we use almond over here since we have some lactose intolerance in the house)
1-3 spoonfuls of greek yogurt (only in mine-see above)
1 tablespoon of honey
and 1 tablespoon of chia seeds

Then you mix it all together in a bowl, mason jar, cup, WHATEVER you want and stick it in the fridge so it sits overnight.


Yup, it's that easy.



Oh, and in the morning you throw some fresh fruit or whatever toppings you would like on top and take it to go or eat it right then and there! I really need to try peanut butter/banana and cinnamon/apple next.....

Seriously, you can do anything with these. It's awesome.

(this morning I did strawberries and mango, yesterday was strawberries and blueberries...)

BONUS! Anyone who hates slimy chia seeds like me, don't fret! You can't even tell they are slimy or even in there for that matter! #win

Like always, tell me how you like them if you decide to give it a shot or what you like in them if you are already on the overnight oatmeal bandwagon!

Sunday Photos

So, most people who really know me and have known me for awhile, know that I love taking pictures. I was that annoying girl who ALWAYS had her camera and took pictures of every single event. Seriously, I had to go through and hide so many albums on Facebook because it was a little embarrassing!!

Anyway, Anthony has been telling me for ages that I should really get into photography and have fun with it. There has been a lot of debate, long conversations, him convincing me, and me being nervous/scared/weird about jumping in. It's kind of intimidating and a little scary putting yourself out there for others to see.

But! I've decided to do it, have fun, and see where this goes. I started a second Instagram (@paige.alise) so I could have a place to post photos and not bombard those who follow my personal account. So if you are interested in what I have to post, please go and check it out! 

Now to the good stuff (pictures obviously)

We had Harper and Blair over tonight for dinner and I got to do a little impromptu photo shoot with them as the sun was going down....and can I just say, 1) these two are such babes and SO photogenic and 2) these sunset photos gave me all kinds of heart eyes!! Ha! But really, I'm so grateful these two put up with me and walked through dirt and pokey bushes so I could snap some photos!