A lot's been going on 'round here!

Hi all!

So, I'll get the big news out of the way and I'll let Little Pit tell you herself...

That's right! Baby #2 is due September 28th...but we all know how finicky due dates are, so I normally just say the end of September.

How do I think Little Pit will react? Well, not well would be my guess, but maybe the next 6 months she'll start to get a handle on the fact that perhaps the world does not solely revolve around her (I admit it took me a good 20 years to get that for myself)

She's really been into pushing my buttons lately, and she's made a scene at all of her classes the past few weeks as well, so I'm not sure exactly what's going on. Her favorite thing is to just get spaghetti legs and lie down on the floor. Normally I ignore her until she gets up and starts getting with the program, but this morning I removed her from class because I was so at the end of my rope I couldn't stand another 15 minutes of her tantrums over nothing. The other moms probably thought I was nuts, but it's my time too, and frankly if she's lying down and not enjoying herself at class or at least learning something, I find it a waste of both my time and hers to be there. Plus, she disrupts class for everyone else who is having a good time. I admittedly had very little patience this morning as the day started where she refused to let me change her diaper. Once that happens I know it's going to be a LONG day.

I know she's almost 2 and this behavior is just her way of showing independence, but I want my obedient fun kid back! Where did she go? Why is everything such a struggle these days?

This is the look I get from her 99% of the time these days. I bring her out to a fun place to do fun things and she still gives me a look like she hates me. URGH!!!

Most days I am so excited to have a 2nd child, but some days, like today, I am kind of dreading it, thinking to myself...what the heck am I getting myself into?! They will be 2 years and 5 months apart when it's all said and done and holy cow I hope this terrible beginning 2's thing is over!!

I am very happy and thrilled to have another baby, really I am. It was planned and talked about and this baby is being brought into a home with lots of love and a tyrant for a big sister. Anyone with a toddler has to agree with me that some days are harder than others, and unfortunately for me, this is one of those days. She's napping now (thank goodness) and hopefully she wakes up on the right side of the crib and we can have a nice afternoon.

Wish us luck!

YAHOO!

So, not sure I have mentioned this, but I am my BFF B's Maid of Honor for her wedding in June.

Two things...ME- MAID OF HONOR, what WHAT?! Seriously, this girl has 1,000,000 friends. ALL way cooler than me, but I get the #1 spot. ME! (imagine me saying that like Reese Witherspoon does in Legally Blonde). Anywho, I'm pretty excited about it. (read, I must tell people 100 times a day, I feel like I'M the one getting married!)

I am supposed to plan the bridal shower (as the entire world screeches to a halt). In New York City.

You guys, I don't know a THING about New York City except how to get on a train, get there and then hail a cab where I have to go. I have been known to navigate the subway successfully a few times, but honestly, the whole city scares the daylights out of me. I am NOT a city girl. Nope, suburbs THROUGH and THROUGH.

Anyways, for WEEKS I have been calling places, reaching out to friends old and new for suggestions and everything was just SO expensive. Now, I live outside Philly, NOT in some small town in some weird state where they don't have things like afternoon tea. I feel like I know about what it should cost. What it should NOT cost is $40 a person. PLUS rental fees for the space PER HOUR. Come on now, seriously?

So, I reached out to the woman who knows everything about everything and has New York City wrapped around her finger. Why I didn't reach out to her earlier still escapes me. I figure if anyone knew anything about anything, it would be her. If she lived in Philly (which she did when her husband went to law school with my Dad) Philly Magazine would just make one phone call for the Best of Philly issue and it would be to her.

This amazing woman is my Godmother T (do you all have Godmothers? I have two lucky me! Seriously, best thing that ever happened to me...sorry Mr. Pit, other than you and Little Pit of course!)

T (she used to be Aunt T but won't let me call her that any more on account that I am now 31) called around and then offered her fabulous apartment up for the afternoon. (She has the most amazing views of Lower Manhattan). So, we now have a caterer all lined up, I'm renting linens down here, my awesome Mom S is doing all the flower arrangements and the whole freaking thing is set in 4 little emails.

What's awesome about her too is that I never in my mind even thought of asking her for her apartment as it's a HUGE undertaking to host 40 people wether you know them or not, but she offered it right up as if it were a restaurant down the street. Because that's who she is. THE kindest, most generous person I've ever met. You have no idea how much easier this makes my life. PLUS, it cuts down on the costs tremendously. Just 2 days ago this shower was costing me and the bridesmaids an absurd amount for a 2 hour tea, and now we can get by with a small donation from each bridesmaid and we're set.

I was so overwhelmed at the thought of navigating New York City by myself on a Saturday in June trying to find the spot that I had booked from 100 miles away, all while trying to keep costs down for everyone while providing B the amazing afternoon she deserves.

Just wanted to give some major generosity kudos to my amazing Godmother T, and to my Mom who has already come up with some fabulous floral designs for the afternoon. Bonus props if anyone can give me a discount code for Minted so I can get the invitations on the cheap...anyone? Anyone?

I also have NO idea how I even have the energy to write this post at 11pm on a Friday night, I think it is just knowing that things are set and that I can move forward on planning the fun stuff...like Bridal Shower Mad Libs?! Oh yes, it's happening!

I hope everyone has great weekends and catch up on sleep tonight as we lose an hour tomorrow night with daylight savings.

xoxo Mrs. Pit

SCOUT SALE!!!

Hi all,

So this weekend I worked a big lacrosse event and I have a lot of left over inventory from the day.

I wanted to offer it to you all before I sent it back to the warehouse.

I am selling everything for $5 less than what the website offers it for, and all shipping is $5 (it's $8.95 on the site)

Here is a little bit of what I have.

If you want to check out the website and then email me to see if I have something in a specific pattern, click HERE to get to the Scout Sport section of the Scout Website.

Email me at Preppypitbull@gmail.com if you are interested in anything!

Little Draw in Flamingo $30

Little Draw in Barbara Stripesand Blue $30

Little Draw in Barbara Stripesand Coral $30

Little Draw in Flashback Paisley $30

Little Draw in Green Eyed Lady Paisley $30

Little Draw in Ombre Charles $30

Little Draw in Rad Paisley $30

Zip It and Rip It in Ombre Charles $50

Zip it and Rip It in IndigoGo $50

Zip It and Rip It in Indigo Girl $50

Big Draw in Ombre Charles $45

Big Draw in Brittany Stripe $45

Big Draw in Green Eyed Lady Paisley $45

Big Draw in Indigo Girl $45

Game Day Tote in Green Eyed Lady Paisley $40

Play Girl Play Tote in Racey Lacey $40

I have a few more bags, but like I said, email me at Preppypitbull@gmail.com if you are interested in anything here or anything on the website. I am happy to make special orders for people with the same pricing.

Hope everyone is having a great day!!

xoxo Mrs. Pit

The big reveal...

Here it is folks...

what you've ALL been waiting for...

Little Pit's Easter Dress!!

What, you thought it was a bigger announcement...ha, NO.

My Mom and I found this after I got an email from the adorable company Emily Lacey . They are having a 60% off sale (use code SPRING) and Mom and I took FULL advantage.

Can you get over the collar? Or the hand smocking? I certainly can't. Plus, for 60% off retail we couldn't say no.

She's going to be SO stinking cute! Now all she needs is her basket and she's set for some serious egg hunting!!

Yahoo!!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

xoxo Mrs. Pit

Confessions

Hi all,

February turned out to be way busier than I thought, and trying to keep a toddler entertained while not being able to get outside as much as I want proved challenging.

Here are some confessions from the last few weeks.

*Little Pit has started throwing tantrums wherein she gets spaghetti legs and just lies down on the floor. Any floor. Including the floor of the mall this past Monday. I did nothing except watch her and wait for her to get up. People thought I was nuts, but I refuse to negotiate with her, so when she's done, we move on.

*I may or may not have had an ice cream cone from Dairy Queen for lunch that same day out of a combination of starvation, frustration and complete lack of nutritional responsibility.

*It was delicious!

*I bought two things full price on Gap.com because of a desire to get 'points' on my Visa. (I then found a 20% coupon code online, yay!)

*We had someone come and look at our house on Monday. Praying to god they put in a decent offer and we can sell it, that would completely MAKE my spring.

*One Tree Hill gave me nightmares this week. Do you watch? I am devastated that next week is the season finale.

*I have napped when Little Pit naps almost every day this week.

*I almost dropped serious money at Pottery Barn kids this week on Easter stuff, but stopped myself. (very proud). Their stuff is so stinking cute though!

*We are driving up to NYC tomorrow for the day and night and I haven't even started to pack myself or Little Pit or clean the car or anything.

That's about it for confessions. In all honesty I haven't really felt like myself this week, so I am giving myself a pass, and hopefully this weekend in NYC will boost my spirits and get me out of the funk I feel like I'm in. Plus, I get to see my BFF B at her engagement party tomorrow night, yahoo!

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

xoxo Mrs. Pit

Current state of things...

Hi guys, I got this off the adorable AEOT's blog and I am always a sucker for answering questions like this. So, here goes!

current guilty pleasure: The Bachelor. I don't love Ben, or any of the girls, but there is just SO much drama this season I can't get enough.

current nail color: Natural. I haven't gotten a mani in months and probably won't until the summer :(

current playlist: Just downloaded the Mumford and Sons album and I love it. Taylor Swift though has been coming up frequently though on the 'random' setting of my iPod, but I'm not complaining.

current read: Unfortunately no books, but I have a few on my list including Hunger Games and a negotiation book that Mr. Pit is reading that looks really interesting.

current drink: I made the tough transition to Caffeine Free Coke last month and I am doing pretty well. I am certainly sleeping better which is what I was going for, so, I consider it a win.

current food: I had my 2nd burger of the week tonight, but this one was from Capital Grille so it was extra special and extra delicious. YUM!

current favorite show: One Tree Hill and the Bachelor. Lots of drama on both this year and I love it.

current wish list: The entire Boden Spring catalog!

current needs: The continued health of Little Pit, we haven't gotten any bad colds or bugs so far, KNOCK ON WOOD!!

current triumphs: We bought a new TV today and negotiated the delivery guys to remove the old HUGE one from the basement, yay!

current bane of my existence: Nothing much which is surprising since I can always find something to gripe about. Maybe the 6:30 start of the Super Bowl...why is it so late?! (as I say as a mother of a toddler who doesn't want to leave a halftime or before for bedtime!!)

current indulgence: Milk Duds at the movies tonight. SOOO good.

current blessing: Our mild winter has been FINE by me. It means less oil, which means smaller heating bills, which means less stress in general. I have a BAD feeling we're going to get a heck of a storm at some point this winter.

current excitement: My best friend is due with her baby ANY MINUTE!! Her due date was actually this past Tuesday, this baby is taking it's time!! I can't wait to meet the peanut, come out Peanut, come out!!

current mood: FULL (of too much yummy food from Capital Grille), happy and tired.

Pink Swap!

Hi all!

This year I asked to be a part of the Pink Swap hosted by Hopsy and I got paired up with the fabulous Paige of monogramsandmargaritas!

Paige COMPLETELY spoiled me and I am SO thrilled that I was matched with her.

We started off with a few emails back and forth getting to know each other, and the next thing you know she can read my mind!

I hope I did half as well on her gifts as she did mine, and a BIG thank you to Hopsy for such a great pairing!!

So, this gem was on our front porch when Little Pit and I got back from our morning adventures.

How cute is that, she even sent it in a PINK box! I was NOT that creative!!

This is everything out of the box. I wanted to tear into it, but I made myself slow down and take a picture so I could enjoy the beautiful wrapping!

And these were the amazing items inside. First there is that adorable bow keychain (from Kate Spade!!!) Something I adore but would have never gotten for myself, I LOVE it! Then the awesome Lilly cocktail shaker, so cute with the monkeys. It will look FAB on the bar :) Then the adorable pink and green pencils as well as the adorable cupcake note pad. Last but certainly not least the to-die-for pink and white apron. SO perfect for Valentines Day, I can see myself in it already baking something yummy for Mr. Pit!

So, a HUGE thank you to Paige for my wonderful presents. What a great idea the Pink Swap is! I am so lucky to have been paired with such a great partner, and hopefully I gained a new friend as well!

Hope everyone else involved has great partners as well. Thanks again to Hopsy for hosting!

Little Pit is napping now, but then we're off to the park for a playdate when she gets up because it's practically spring here with beautiful weather and lots of sunshine!

xoxo Mrs. Pit