Dear Friends & Family,
Warm greetings from Casa de Stillwell. We hope the season brings you tidings of good cheer and snowflakes on your nose. All things considered, it’s been a pretty good year.
Debra recently received her 10-year pin for her decade of service at Providence Holy Cross & St. Joseph Medical Centers. She was chosen by the Oncology Nursing Society to make a poster presentation at their annual Congress, which was held this year in Anaheim (a good excuse to visit Disneyland!). Debra also played a key role in Holy Cross Medical Center being chosen by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation for the 2004 Employer Recognition Award – out of all hospitals nationwide. And she was nominated by her colleagues for the Core Value of Excellence Award.
Eric was elected to the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Media District, a business improvement district which works to improve the area of Hollywood where he works. He even spoke to the Los Angeles City Council on the day they voted to renew the district. Eric also survived another season on “The Dead Zone” and is preparing for production on season four which begins in January. He is also associate producer this year on a two-hour pilot entitled “Wildfire”-- a story about a girl and her race-horse. We like to refer to it as “The O.C.-biscuit.” Watch for it on ABC Family Channel sometime in 2005.
The highlight of 2004 was our Baltic cruise in late June/early July, with Eric’s parents, which took us to Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Germany, Norway and England. We’ve decided to abbreviate our Christmas letter this year, so if you’re interested in seeing pictures from our trip and reading our travel log, please visit our vacation blog online at http://www.thestillwells.blogspot.com/. We’ve posted more than 300+ pictures from our trip. Click on any photo to see a full-size version. If you don’t have internet access, drop us a line and we’ll be happy to send you a hard copy.
We devoted many weekends in late summer and autumn to remodeling our living room, dining room and master bedroom, which included adding a wine grotto under the stairwell and a mural of a Tuscan landscape above the new dining room. We also made some upgrades to the backyard, including an expanded patio and a new barbeque island which we look forward to inaugurating when the weather warms up in the Spring. As always, all of you have an open invitation to visit.
Speaking of visitors, we look forward to spending the waning days of 2004 with Deb’s parents who will be flying down from Canada to spend the holidays with us. Their visit will include a family outing to Las Vegas before year’s end.
From our house to yours, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Peace and Love,
Eric & Debra
Eric & Debra
