Haaappy Friday! 
I woke up at the leisurely hour of 7:30am ’cause…I’ve got the day off!! 
Working 4, 10-hour days this week, so I could have Friday off, was seriously no sweat. I found that once I was at work, staying an extra hour or hour and a half was hardly noticeable. I might get a little antsy when it starts getting dark circa 3:30pm, but most days this week I was able to leave work, get in a workout AND get home before the sun set. It was TOTALLY worth it!!!
Next time I think I’ll get up a little earlier, but today I had to get the full effect. You know how it goes. 
So, you guys, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that Pink Ribbon Bagel I had at Panera the other night. It combines all my fave flavors – vanilla, brown sugar, honey and cranberries – into one delish, ribbon-shaped treat.
What if I made it into oatmeal, I thought?! Ding, ding, ding! Berry Vanilla Oatmeal was born!
In the mix:
- 1/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond breeze
- 1/2 banana (sliced in while cooking)
- Dehydrated strawberries (from a box of Special K Red Berries!)
- Dried cranberries
- Sprinkle of brown sugar
- Drizzle of french vanilla coffee creamer
IF LOVING THIS IS WRONG I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UBER sweet, but seriously – one of the best bowls of oatmeal I’ve ever had in my life. It truly tasted like the bagel! I credit the drizzle of French Vanilla coffee creamer.
It made the whole thing so sweet & vanilla-y. Definitely a dessert-for-breakfast type meal, but DANG it was good!
Mmm. 
Today’s agenda:
- Pick up house
- Finish laundry
- Shower
- Play with Mom, Grandma, Aunt & Finn (yay, we’re babysitting today!)
- Bake while we’re at it
- Errands
- Workout
- Pizza partay!
Have a great day guys – TGIF!
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Complete this sentence: “If loving ____ is wrong, I don’t want to be right.”
I’ll also through in Jersey Shore, Britney Spears, Gushers and dark meat (from turkey.)
Bacon!
omg, Jessica stole mine. haha.
Bacon…cookie dough…Teen Mom…
Stairclimber, Iowa, bacon, Rob Thomas, Butterfinger candy bars. Oh, and fried mozzarella cheese sticks with ranch dressing. The list could go on and on…..
Haha- its perfect how you mentioned stairclimber first
Fried Moz Sticks are soooo good!
Pokey Sticks! A Penn State delicacy.
Also Two Buck Chuck, cleaning (that’s right I LOVE to clean), Bones (the show), etc, etc.
St. Louis, carrot cake (don’t know why this would ever be wrong), M&Ms, Starbucks red cups
Bristol Palin! Just kidding!
Oreo Cookie jar mini blizzards, soft pretzels with cheese, cheese fries(any toppings), boxed wine, movie theatre popcorn, Jessica Simpson, Saved by the Bell reruns, saying “Whoa” like Joey Lawrence off Blossom, the book “Are you there god its me margaret” by Judy Blume, obsessively reading blogs…
They usually give out those ribbon bagels after the Race for a Cure so I’ll keep that in mind as I’m running tomorrow.
Yummy! Had one of those bagels this morning. Loved it. Want more now. I would say “If loving chedder cheese balls with ranch dressing is wrong, I don’t want to be right.” Have a great time with the family.
That is just ridiculous. This is what they ought to give you after donating blood, it’s that happy-looking.
What a fun Friday question
If loving the same sweat pants all weekend long is wrong, I don’t want to be right!
You will love having fridays off!!! Yay Days!!!
Hmm my husband & 2 dogs, Bloody Mary’s with the whole kitchen sink, good books read through the night, Iowa, snickerbanana (one bite snicker, one bite bananan-it’s delish), pasta and vampires.
If loving Harry Potter is wrong, then I don’t want to be right.
Also on my list: coffee, wine, tea, books in general, Iowa Girl Eats blog posts (natch!), vacation…etc. etc. etc.
Have a great weekend!
a glass of wine at the end of a long day!
How CLEVER to use the strawberries from the Special K box!! Love it.
The sentence…Pretzel M&Ms, Bud Select, Day Drinking:), eating oranged foods at every meal in the fall haha…
Enjoy your day off–sounds like a good combo of being productive and having fun!!
I bet you are going to love having these Friday’s off. Enjoy your day!!
Wow, those oats sound fantastic. If they tasted anything like the bagel, I can imagine how amazing it must have been.
LoL, Love this sentence and I was totally going to say “Jersey Shore.”
love your bowl! so fun
enjoy your friday!!
If loving cereal with a spot of whipped cream on top is wrong, I don’t want to be right : )
Awesome idea on the oatmeal. Yousocreative.
Jersey Shore, living in workout clothes, running shoes, and train reck reality shows
That sounds AMAZING!!! The creamer is seriously genius..
And I agree with Jessica, BACON! Oh, and cake!
I can’t decide… Chocolate chip cookies, Real Housewives DC (I don’t know why they’re my fave) and tons of soy sauce on rice.
If loving gooey, fudgy brownies is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
waffles, pancakes, ice cream, coffee, the kardashians, vampire diaries, lemon bars….
your oatmeal looks deeeelish!
i wish i could do longer four days for the fifth day off!
NKOTB!!!!! I even have 2 of my rings on my blackberry are NKOTB songs…and I’m 33 yrs old.
I just got so excited when I realized you might have a post up because you were off! I totally forgot to tune in this AM!
That oatmeal looks delicious.
And if loving teen fiction, marshmallows, True Blood, margaritas, skee ball, and cupcakes are wrong, I don’t want to be right.
BACON!! 2 crispy strips on one piece of Wonder bread w/a light smear of Miracle Whip, then folded over! And an ice cold can of Mt. Dew to wash it down!!! Breakfast of Champions! FYI-Try a bottle of Gino’s Italian salad dressing, sold in the refrigerated produce section. I know it’s not fat free or anything remotely like that, but a little dab will do ya & it is SOOO good! I will never buy any other brand of Italian dressing from now on!
Coffee, pokey sticks (already mentioned; a college kid’s staple), midnight runs, peanut butter pie, puppy chow, chocolate chip pancakes…..that’s all I can think of at the moment. The oatmeal looks amazing!
If loving (peanut butter, chocolate, cookies, salt & vinegar chips, and cheese doodles) is wrong I don’t want to be right!!!
That oatmeal sounds wonderful.
Peanut Butter and Banana sandwiches
What a smart combo! Those oats look amazing!
..and to complete the sentence, I would have to go with cheese and crackers!
Gosh darn that looks amazing! If only berries weren’t so expensive…
Reality TV, TLC, chips and dip, elastic waisted pants, and the bar Denny Arthurs (if you live in Des Moines and have never been to Denny Arthurs it is a MUST see)
Oh man that oatmeal looks good! What a delicious combo of flavors!
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