Friends are fun! So is yoga! And oatmeal!
Emily and I had big plans this morning! We got up early and went to a hot vinyasa class with Tanner from 6:30 to 7:30. I could just feel my run stiffness, cold symptoms and general malcontent melt away during class. My quads are shaking!! Great class 
Before I left I had a half banana. [Also, last night I had a snack of yogurt with granola because I was starving at 9PM, FYI!}
Since my office is just around the corner from the studio, I utilized the locker room and we planned breakfast out!
Luckily there is a Starbucks in the same shopping center where we knew we could get oatmeal.
But do you think these food bloggers would be content with instant oatmeal and a few chopped nuts? I think not! We brought quite the spread of toppings!
Pumpkin!
Great Harvest MUFFIN and Barney Butter!
Ohhhh yeah.
I stirred in 2 tbsp of pumpkin, Sbux cinnamon, 1 tsp chia seeds, the Sbux nut packet, a pinch of muffin and a packet of Barney Butter.
Also had a misto with the bold blend, which was muuuuuch better than the classic Sbux blend.
Filling and fuel!
Going to work now and have a fun girls night planned with me, myself and I 
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Yum!! I love that you all brought your own toppings!! Too funny. Thanks for the tip on the bold blend as I don’t care for the usual S-bux blend, maybe the bold would do it for me.
Courtney
adventures in tri-ing
Hahaha, bringing your own toppings is genious! That just added to the amazingness of my day.
Thanks to you and other bloggers who have been writing about their running accomplishments, and a bit of self-motivation, not only did I reach my goal of getting 3.5 miles under 30 minutes, but I ran my first 5 mile this morning!
That and I still haven’t counted calories since the beginning of Lent, and a huge credit goes to your “it doesn’t matter post.” Thanks for the inspiration and have a great day!
Now THAT is how Starbucks oatmeal should look.
I’ve been feeling super drab and not well for a week now but it isn’t turning in to anything so I am hoping that a bit of yoga today will help as well!
Way to turn bland Starbucks into exciting and delicious!
Have you ever taken a Bikram Yoga class? I’m wondering how other hot yoga classes compare
No, I haven’t ever taken Bikram. I like flow style better, but I’m sure I will someday.
Oh I love it – that is a fast food breakfast that only a healthy living blogger would have – fantastic!!
Have an awesome day
Hoooray for crack of dawn yoga!
Enjoy your day!
Oh yum… you really fix up some standard oatmeal! Did you get any weird looks with all those toppings hehe?
LOVE girls nights alone. You just need them every now and again.
Hahaha I love that you brought the toppings to soup up your oatmeal!
Hot yoga and oatmeal? No better way to start the day/week/month! Love it!
Haha I love that you brought your own toppings! What a blogger thing to do
I love your oatmeal additions
Glad I’m not the only one that brings my own toppings places 
You oatmeal looks delish! I take my own toppings places, too!
Haha, I can just imagine people looking at you guys in Starbucks and wondering what the heck all that stuff is.
I think I need packets of Barney BUtter, too!!! How fun!
Mmmm, such an awesome morning. I love spending time with my friends, yoga-ing, and going out for breakfast- what a great start to your week!
Have a great day!
Oh my gosh, too funny! I do the same thing at Starbucks (especially when traveling), I buy a banana, go crazy with their cinnamon & honey, bring some Justin’s nut butter etc. The baristas always look at my strangely! Hah
I love all the toppings you brought! It really makes the oatmeal better
I haven’t tried starbucks oatmeal yet, but you make it look really good
I think it is so awesome that you are so unconscious about bringing all those toppings into Starbucks. Now that oatmeal looks worth eating!
What a great idea to bring your own oatmeal toppings to Starbucks! I should remember this the next time I have an early morning flight!
ha I love your blog and that is to funny bringing the barney butter/pumpkin! I’ve always wanted to try their oatmeal but never think of it while I’m there.
I do the same thing when I am on the run! I always take my oats and topping. It just makes the best fuel for the beginning of the day! Sounds like you had a great morning. It is always good to start Monday off with a bang! Have a great day!
mmm, that oatmeal looks good.
I love that you brought your own! What a fun way to start the week!
haha I always bring a smorgasbord of toppings with me too. I like variety!
HAHAHAHA omg – I love the BYOT! (bring your own toppings!) you guys are too adorable — only food bloggers
can’t wait to see what you all have planned for girl’s night!
Ha! I love it!! You girls are so adorable! I’m so glad you two have each other as friends and workout partners.
How motivating, I’m sure!!
wow, you guys are creative bringing all those toppings!!! looks like a blast…i can’t wait to see what’s in store for y’all girl’s night out
i love that you brought along your own toppings!
I gave you a shout out in my latest blog!
I’ve never seen starbucks oatmeal look so good!! I love it, definitely a food blogger thing to do
That misto looks so good!
Way to spice up that plain oatmeal!!
Mmmm. $tarbuck$ oatmeal is actually quite good! I like the classic fruit & nut. Have a great day at work!
I love how you brought your own toppings to Starbucks!
There’s nothing better than starting your day with yoga
Haha, I do this all the time with ordered oatmeal–I can’t get by on a side of dried fruit. I carry AB packets with me for emergency situations.
What a great morning before work! I wish my mornings were that exciting.
And I love the topping spread! I love Starbucks Oats to begin with, but it’s a good idea to bring your own toppings.
K
Its always good to be ready and have all toping on hand.. you never know what you would want to add to the mix
Oh my, I can imagine other Starbucks customers walking by you, seeing your bowl, and being *so* envious! I wonder if any said at the front counter “I’ll have what she’s having”?
LOL that’s awesome that you brought all those toppings! I’ve once brought nut butter, but never brought the whole spread you did
That’s so funny, I had Starbuck’s oatmeal today, too, and thought about all the toppings I did not have to put in, specifically thinking of your blog.
You had *my* drink today! Hope you enjoyed. Pike place really is undrinkable
lol i work at starbucks in vancouver,
and i’ve never seen such an exciting redition of what
the company so robustly calls
“perfect oatmeal”!
i love how you made it truly your own.
did you see they’re selling stainless steel thermos bowls
specifically for oatmeal???
they’re really sharp-looking,
with wooden lids and everything.
really good price too!
Oh wow!! I have to hunt those down for the Open Sky shop!
I love that you brought your own oatmeal toppings. That’s hardcore food-blogger dedication for you. Also, I just want to thank you for introducing me crumbled muffins in oatmeal. It’s incredible!
haha i hope you made starbucks jealous. maybe i’ll start bringing my own espresso machine and just leech off of starbucks for the free internet? but i don’t think that would go over well
ciao
the paris food blague
I love that Starbucks has oatmeal – totally saves me on business trips!
What a fun way to start out the morning! I always get Starbucks after yoga haha!
I’ve heard that the oatmeal there is actually really good, although I haven’t had a chance to try it myself. Love that you brought your own toppings!
I think it’s good when it’s steel cut in the kettle. But this was just instant
I have a free oatmeal coupon for SB and I think I need to add that all to mine!
Your skin looks amazing! Must be those whole foods : )
Man that oatmeal looks fantastic! Sounds like you had a great start to your day
Sound like the absolutely perfect morning to me!
I love that you bring so many glorious toppings with you. I havenly had pumpkin in my oats for quite a while… Miss the creamy sweetness from it
I work at Starbucks and at my store oatmeal is one of our top selling food items. Oatmeal is taking over the world, yippee. But I agree the topping choice for us oatmeal girls just isn’t creative enough.
Hey Kath! Just a heads up that it looks like the link to Emily’s blog is wrong on this post! Love your blog, your food always looks amazing!
Thanks!
Such a fun morning! I wish all mornings could start out with hot yoga, oatmeal and starbucks! Amazing.