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the last year.

2011-06-09T18:17:00.000-07:00

Colt turned one year old today.

While there are so many things that we document, like when they say their first word and sit and crawl...there are so many other things he does that I just don't want to forget.

Like when he sits and crosses his little feet. Or when he wakes up and immediately starts reaching for the fan and just about everything else in the room. When he eats...he waits for me to look before throwing that piece of chicken on the floor - sometimes he fakes me out and makes me think he's gonna pitch it only to return it to his mouth to swallow it whole. There are times when he's in his car seat that he throws his binky down and playfully reaches for his toes and pulls them into his mouth. Sometimes he looks at me like an adult would. Sometimes I call his name ten times before I get a head turn. He can "moo", motion "so big" and show you where his head is, shake shake shake and give you a head tilt on command (mostly). He loves Dino Dan and Blues Clues (classic). When offered a fancy new toy or the REAL remote control, the remote always wins. Being naked always wins.

to be continued.

plans.

2010-11-07T18:39:00.000-08:00

I have lived in the 412 for 11 years. In those 11 years I have had 16 different jobs, 6 different residences and gained many solid friendships. In that time I also found the church of my dreams, the man of my dreams and birthed a son that has exceeded my wildest expectation. I got to sing in and with bands and write music; I got to sing in church with dear friends. I got to watch the kids of my friends grow here. I took the plunge (before dating Bart) and accepted my single-hood by buying a house, getting a tattoo and a cat. I experienced city life, and had an absolute love affair with it. With all of these amazing memories, there is still a part of me that longs to be close to the family that I have been away from for just as long. Even though I was never that far away, I find now, with a baby and the desire to grow our family, that being near family is the desire of mine and my husbands heart.

So, we are moving back home to Johnstown on Dec 3rd. I have always hated the word "bittersweet" because it seems to be the most overused word in many popular songs...but, there is no other way to describe my feeling about this move. I am so excited to be near to my parents and the notion of a simpler life seems very appealing. Conversely, I will miss being minutes from galleries, museums, venues, restaurants and most importantly my friends and my church family. The awesome thing...I am not moving to Dubai (which at one time, was an option for us)...We will only be 1.5 hours away.

So, that's the plan! I am excited to grow my family and friendships back home and strengthen and stay connected with my pittsburgh family as well. So grateful for the past decade of my life. Looking back it seems like such a beautiful, messy, squiggly line that brought me to this point, typing this as I listen to the sound of my sleeping child on the monitor and my husband playing xbox. ha. Thanks God. for everything.

a MUST see

2010-09-30T10:20:00.000-07:00

what you've missed..

2010-09-27T20:50:00.000-07:00

it's embarrassing that it's been over a year since I have posted anything. I won't go on with excuses as to why I have not written. I just realized that I need to be committed to this for me and my family so that we can have a record of our milestones and growth. so in a nutshell...we married over a year ago and already have a three month old baby boy!
Here are some pictures of our son, Colton Nash Vickroy...

one day old. so tired!

he makes bath time LOTS of fun

right after a nap...bright eyes!

in philly

l o v e & m a r r i a g e

2009-09-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

It's been one month of marriage already! Things have been fantastic. Bart and I just got the wedding video back from J&M video and they did a great job and covered almost THREE hours of wedding footage if not more.

We have a few wedding snapshots from our photographer which you can see HERE

Our honeymoon was to a wonderful little bed and breakfast in Irvington VA called the Hope and Glory Inn. We rode bikes everywhere, went to the pool and met a fabulous couple at the a nearby resort who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. We, ironically, were just at about 50 magical hours of marriage when we met them. We decided to celebrate together later that evening with champagne, cigars and dinner. I will never forget the pinup girl hawaiian pants that Mr. Stack wore that night. They were scandalous and brilliant.

After an a.m.a.z.i.n.g honeymoon, we returned to home to a very stifling hot house. We noticed that our air conditioner was tampered with...the next morning we woke up to find it totally GONE. Our air compressor was ripped right out of the ground it was bolted into via a 10 foot pole. a 5 o'clock news story and a $1000 deductible later, we have an air conditioner it just has not been put in yet. you can read about the story HERE

So, we survived our first major crisis/theft as a married couple!

Our next adventure is taking a trip after the new year to st. lucia or mexico with some friends.

can-not-wait!

engagement pictures

2009-08-09T10:13:00.000-07:00

although we have been engaged for about 7 months, we waited until a week before the wedding to take 'engagement pictures' here is one of them....we want to thank Jessica Bovard (matron of honor) for taking these!

you can see more pictures on our flickr site

s i x days to go...see you soon.

- stacy

2009-07-19T16:50:00.000-07:00

picture from the theatre. we'll see you there.

updates...

2009-07-07T07:30:00.001-07:00

Just wanted to share some pictures from the shower and a few of us on vacation...i wish i had more time to update this.

colors and save the date

2009-04-09T20:59:00.000-07:00

progress...

2009-04-09T20:50:00.000-07:00

registered at TARGET

all for a dress!

2009-02-18T12:43:00.000-08:00

in search of a dress i found online and could only try on in nyc, we decided to go for the weekend with our friends pam, shawn, alanna and christopher.
we stayed in park slope, brooklyn in a cozy little two bedroom apartment. The dress is still up in the air, but OH MY did we have FUN!

the anti bride

2009-02-03T18:13:00.001-08:00

Friends of mine gave me this wedding planner to keep me on track with all this planning. My favorite thing about this book is that it is abuse proof. No matter what bag I shove it into, or what beverage I spill on it...it remains unscathed.
I also like it because it encourages us to be creative and not be afraid to infuse our own sense of style into the mix.

thanks for reading...stace.

(ps - Bart is really busy playing some intense Halo right now, but hopefully he will post something real soon ;)

sixburgh!!

2009-02-02T17:59:00.000-08:00

superbowl sunday included church at 3pm, then a birthday party for max (my bff's little one) and then an amazing superbowl party at the house of our friends' Brad and Michelle. Bart was definitely wearing the right jersey for the evening. We had a great time enjoying the 'safe' lead until the fourth quarter which is when the whole party experienced some crazy tense moments.

Despite what all the bitter bloggers are saying in the aftermath of super bowl forty three, it couldn't have been a more impressive and exciting game. It's fun to be a city dweller when the Steelers win the super bowl...falling asleep to the sound of fireworks, car horns, and people yelling in the streets was a-ok last night.

- thanks for reading - stace -

so, save this date.

2009-01-18T11:10:00.000-08:00

we are really excited to announce our engagement!

Saturday, Aug 15th 2009!

for those that may not know our little story...

Bart and i have known each other just about all of our lives. Yet, we had only been dating for about five months when got engaged. We started dating after hanging out a lot together at the beach, where each of us went with our families this past summer on vacation. Five months later he is telling me he bought something really cool for me at a turnpike gift shop after listening to my complaints of a really crummy day i had been having. When i got home i saw a silver gift bag sitting on the table. Bart couldn't contain his excitement about this gift he bought me which of course i thought was some type of kitchen magnet or a keychain that said "donegal" on it or something.

of course i was wrong.

he took a knee after i saw there was nothing in the bag and then he lovingly proposed.

tears. dropped jaw. crying. laughing. fast heartbeat. all of these things ensued following his proposal. one thing that bart has in common with my family is his excellence in surprising me. i accepted and i don't think i felt my feet hit the floor for the rest of the night. the whole thing left me feeling weightless. which is a pretty amazing feeling.

bart and i continue to learn more about each other every day and we are surrounded with great friends and family that are helping us with the process of planning our celebration and ceremony.

so, save this date and know that aug 15th is a saturday and not a friday!! - we fixed our postcard since this was posted!

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