✨ T R A D I T I O N S
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An excerpt from the Editor’s Letter:
This month, we are celebrating. We are celebrating holiday traditions and the legacy of Our Hometown Magazine. For the past six years, the goal of the magazine has been to connect residents both to each other and to key resources to help bring the Chula Vista community, from Bayside Park to the Otay Lakes, closer together.
We have highlighted good things happening throughout Chula Vista in education, business, government and nonprofits. Individuals have shared stories—sometimes painful ones—with the purpose of providing hope to others. I have laughed and I have cried while reading these, all of which are available at https://issuu.com/ourhometownmag.
My heart is bittersweet as I write because this December 2019 issue is the last printed publication of Our Hometown Magazine. After six years, we are closing the magazine as you know it, full of gratitude for our readers, contributors and advertisers.... —
And what a journey it has been... I finished my last issue on Monday, 11/27 and said a final goodbye to my beloved Nana on Sunday 12/01. 💔 Life works in mysterious ways and the future seems so unknown, but I’m keeping my head up, and looking forward to new opportunities.
Wishing you all a beautiful holiday season of joy, love and laughter. X O X O, Melissa
#mintandmeritcovers
— M E & N A N A | 11 . 22 . 18
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I’m here with her now, working on my last magazine, in the most beautiful hospice home you could imagine. My nana is peacefully sleeping and I’m just outside her room listening to the birds and the wind chimes.
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Please keep me and my family in your thoughts. Hug your family. Tell your loved ones you love them. If you see me around, wrap me in a hug. Sending love and light to everyone today, this week, this year, and always.
x o x o,
MELISSA
