Christmas Letter 2003

Copyright © 2003, By Odell Sneeden Hathaway III

Dear Friends and Family,

Another year is coming to an end, and as we look back, we both want to take this opportunity to wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. With the year’s close, we’d also like to give you the gift of ourselves—so here’s a little about our year.

As the year opened, we snuck off to Hawaii for some much-needed rest. Not long after returning, Linda was hospitalized for over six weeks. She doesn’t want to go into details, but it was a very serious illness—touch and go for a while. Much of spring was spent helping her recover, and she continues to make progress every day.

During the summer, we celebrated our second anniversary with a weekend at the coast—a little place we know called Otter Rock. We had a wonderful dinner in their dining room. It’s the only restaurant we know of that serves sparkling apple cider, so we shared a bottle.

With everything going on, we didn’t get much time for home projects this year—no painting or gardening. At work, things are steady: Odell is still with DM2 Software in the support department, and Linda is looking for a new position.

Right now, most of our energy is focused on Christmas and our next adventure—a Caribbean cruise! We’re both excited to relax and explore someplace warm.

All our pets are doing well. We hope all of you have a wonder-filled Christmas and a happy, blessed New Year.

Love,
Linda & Odell

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