Grammercy Tavern and a day in NYC

That's right folks, I scored the ultra-elusive Grammercy Tavern reservation for my day off in NYC with my Mom, and I am SO thrilled about it.
We have to be up in New York City by 8am , and at the Martha studio by 8:30am in order to get our tickets and get seated for the show which starts taping at 10:00 am. Then, at 1pm we have lunch reservations for 4 people at Grammercy Tavern and I am seriously excited about the food. Grammercy gets voted into the Top 10 of NYC restaurants consistently, and I am just thrilled that it's the way we get to top off our awesome Martha Stewart/Lilly Pulitzer day. I am now hoping for warm weather and we'll be all set! I also saw Danny Meyer drink mixes at Williams Sonoma, so you know you're big time when they start mass producing your signature cocktails!
I have only eaten at 1 other Danny Meyer restaurant, The Modern, and it was utterly fabulous. We went last August with Mr. Pit's family and it was incredible. We had a lovely day at MoMA before our awesome dinner, and every part of the meal was perfect.
Anyways, the biggest news of all is this: I am going to be a 1 time (hopefuly more!) contributor to The Preppy Princess' blog! I emailed her to thank her for posting the Martha ticket information, and since she is the reason I got the tickets, I thought I could atleast email her a 'thanks'! Turns out she wants a play by play of the day, as well as pictures from the event, and I told her I would be thrilled to contribute!! You can read her blog by going here and clicking on her blog icon in the middle of the page, plus, they have super cute preppy things for sale, so shop while you're on!
Look for me on the blog the 3rd week of March or so, yippee!

oh, and by the way, I LOVE this new shift by Lilly, yay for Spring!!

Martha and Me!!!

BIG NEWS, I'm talking HUGE.
I am going to be in the audience for the taping of The Martha Stewart Show, and it's the anniversary of Lilly Pulitzer episode!
I just got the email that I got the tickets this afternoon, and I have to be in New York on March 11th, and to the studio by 8:30 that morning. I am so excited I can't even stand it. I called my mom to tell her about it (it was a surprise for her birthday, but I didn't tell her before since I had to 'win' the tickets) and she told me she was going to cry. I am SO happy that I could make her so happy and excited. She LOVES Martha, as do I, and we both freaking adore Lilly (obvi) and I can't believe we get to go to this show. Seriously, best day ever. Plus, since it was at the end of the totally shit filled week that we had (Mr. Pit's Grandmother passed away on Wednesday) so I was looking for something to brighten my day, and this totally helped. I responded to the email right away to ensure our seats, and I already have us booked on the 5:52 am Amtrak train from 30th street :) :)
Anyways, have a fabulous weekend, I am going home to make a nice dinner then we are off to NY for the weekend to deal with family matters.
Peace, Love and Lilly!
xoxo Mrs. Pit

A snowy start

Morning Pit Fans!
It's been a crazy start to 2009, but I couldn't be happier to be back on the scene. One big change is the new background, and I'm really loving the preppy sensibility that is all things argyle, and most importantly, pink and green!

Work has been good thus far in 2009 and I have also survived the two rounds of layoffs which were a total let down when they happened. A lot of good workers got cut because of the straining economy and the lack of construction work, and I am hoping that when things turn around they can all move on to bigger and better things. I however, have been busier than ever with competitive bids, which is good for me and the company, so all seems to be well there.

On the home front all is wonderful. Lil' Pup LOVED the snow this morning and was very excited that he got to be out on his leash today while we shoveled our driveway. I never thought we had a huge driveway until I had to shovel it this morning, and boy oh boy its bigger than I thought! But, I made it into work a scant 1.5 hours late and since hardly anyone is here in my department today, it all worked out perfectly.

On the economy front, Mr. Pit and I have most of our stuff together for our taxes, so we are really hoping that we get a refund this year instead of owing like we have the past two years!

I am also trying to really rein in the shopping but it is SO much easier said than done when you have companies like J. Crew and Pottery Barn constantly emailing you with offers and sales! I also found some really cute preppy blogs and websites that I am newly obsessed with.
My latest craving though, is for monogrammed melamine plates, bowls and serving trays...I mean, can you think of anything cuter?! I found super cute ones here and am trying to figure out how NOT to buy them for us (as we dont need anything more in any of our cupboards ever!) but am thinking of them as wedding presents. And, seeing as we have 5 weddings this year, yes, 5...I think I can get my craving out while buying for others, double win!!

Anyways, I gotta get back to the grind, but wanted to catch up and let you know I'll be with you regularly from now on!
xoxo Mrs. Pit
(oh, and btw, this weeks Gossip Girl was the best ever, posing us with the question of "Is a scandal still a scandal if you can't text about it?" ha...I love it.)

Artisinal Cheese and Kitchen Accessories

Afternoon Pit Fans!

I am feeling MUCH better than I was 2 days ago and have lots of news and fun topics for today.

First and foremost though, while I was eating my lunch today I browsed the Williams-Sonoma Catalog we got in the mail last night and I can't tell you how much that catalog motivates me! I am the farthest thing from a cook you could imagine (grilled cheese is my specialty, and my only specialty if you catch my drift) but nevertheless, reading this catalog makes me want to do great things in the kitchen! No, not like that! For goodness sake, get your mind out of the gutter! I mean it makes me want to cook, and by cook, I mean buy all the fun things in their catalog, and THEN cook thier yummy recipes! Even thier china patterns with roosters on them call out to me even though our house is currently without a rooster and I am not sure we need to add any...I still want to order the whole set, 12 please!

Second, the catalog has an entire section of specialty cheeses from the US and abroad, and I swear it is taking all of my strength not to spend $800 for approximately 8 lbs of cheese from all over the world. Everyone knows I am a cheese-aholic and the words 'goat cheese' might as well be the best aphrodisiac ever :) Mr. Pit knows this well and lets me regularly have my way with the cheese selection at Whole Foods (smart man) :)

Anyways, enough with the food talk, even right after lunch I am getting hunger pangs. Plus, it doesn't help that I work 2 blocks from
Tria which has the best wine and cheese menu in all of Philly. YUM.

Third...and this is exciting. I got a sewing machine last night. Got it all set up and didn't sew myself to any fabric yet, so its all good so far! I got tons of scrap fabric to mess around with, and $129 later I had a machine, tons of fun ribbon, webbing, fabric and thread. SO FUN! I did all of my practicing while listening to the debate in the backround, and let me tell you, I was so focused on not breaking the poor machine I hardly listened but knew enough that the headlines who said who 'won' today didn't suprise me.

AND, speaking of winning...YAY PHILLIES!!! World Series here we come!!! I have to admit that I am a known mush (a mush is someone who no matter what, when attending a game or event in person, the team that person wants to win, will lose) so I will not be attending any games though my little brother is flying back from San Diego for a long weekend and is trying to get tickets to whatever home game he can. All I have to say is GO PHILS! I promise I won't even be in the vicinity of Citizens Bank Park, and if you want, I won't even watch it on TV :)

So, thats what I have for today. M is coming over tonight to play with the sewing machine (which means I have to do a super-fast clean when I get home today) but it will be nice to have company :) Plus, Lil' Pup LOVES his Aunt M so he'll be as thrilled to see her as anyone.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Oh wait, I almost forgot...Congratuatlions to Leanne for winning Project Runway last night! Thank goodness it wasn't the whiny Kenley, woo hoo! And I LOVE that Tim Gunn was the guest judge, I love that man :)

Here We Go!

Welcome to The Preppy Pit Bull.

This blog is going to be my outlet for all things ME, including but not limited to:

My likes, dislikes, rants, raves, obsessions, cravings, musings, ideas and the like.

It will also be a place where you can track my budding business (mostly an idea at this point, more on that later) my profession(s) (both current and dreamed), my wish list of items to purchase for me (Coach Whitley Boots) or other people (as I would love to one day buy my husband a Red Corvette, and my Mom a greenhouse, and a number of other things) and anything else that seems relevant in my little life.

I hope to make people smile, sometimes laugh outloud, but mostly entertain those who happen upon this blog on purpose or just by chance.

By the way, our dog is a rescued pit bull, hence the name of the blog. He is the sweetest dog on the planet and he is an amazing ambassador of the breed and all it's misconceptions. If this blog does nothing else, atleast those who read it will know that all pits are not bad dogs, just unfortunate that some pits have bad owners.

Enjoy!