Staci herself is in the movie as the more rock-and-roll version of Anabel Lee with the streaky makeup and disheveled hair. Don't let all that fancy Hollywood make-up fool you, though. She's a more toned-downed, rockin' kind of gal in real life.
She does have a signature blue streak in her hair at all times, hence the name of her production company: Blue Streak Productions. Not only is she a screenplay writer, a director and an actress, but she's also an accomplished Hollywood entertainment reporter and author. Just go to Amazon and type in her full name, Staci Layne Wilson, and you'll get quite a number of hits. Actually, my first ferret, Loki, is a character in one of her books, and Sedona is on the cover of another book! My babies are famous! LOL!
I had a great time during my visit. Staci took me to a local tide pool area (she knows me so well). The views were spectacular!
If you ever get a chance to see her movie, this is where she filmed it:
I was a very happy girl when I spotted three marbled godwits. Can you find them in this picture?
This handsome western gull was chilling on the tide pools just soaking up the sun.
And these majestic brown pelicans kept soaring above us (I think we were lucky to not have been pooped on quite honestly).
I had a few gifts for Staci when we got back to her house. I wanted to make something special to honor her first ever film, so I came up with the idea to make her a black onyx donut necklace with a vintage key.
I also made her a lanyard for her press pass so that she could go to press junkets and other such events in style. I opted for cream colored skulls since her specialty is horror films.
I think adding some Swarovski crystals really gave it a softer touch.
I hope you enjoyed today's post! I know I said I would share a video today, but I'm thinking I'm going to leave it for Friday. You'll definitely want to come back and check it out!
Having just said goodbye to his mom, Rhea, his brother, Sy, and the only human family he's ever known, I anticipated a bit of an adjustment period for Owen. However, to my surprise, he quickly integrated into our household like the last piece of a puzzle falling into place. He and Pebbles became fast friends finding new playmates in one another.
After all that playing, a puppy needs to rest! One of his favorite past times is definitely sleeping. He's a growing boy after all! The first couple of weeks he was with us, he slept in short bursts. Now that he's sprouting like a weed, he seems to take really deep naps for longer periods of time. Then he gets up, plays hard and crashes out.
I know I said it in my last post, but just look at that chubby belly! And let's take a closer look at those paw-paws:
Yup, he's going to be one big boy. I wonder what he dreams about when he naps. Perhaps he's thinking of his next meal or dreaming of his daddy coming home from work. Or maybe he's thinking of his mama. Yeah, that's what he's dreaming about :) Just look at that face!
Introducing Owen to Sedona took a little bit more tact than I had counted on. Sedona took so quickly to Pebbles when I brought her home that I just assumed she would take to Owen just as fast. However, I forgot to take into account that Pebbles wasn't as "puppy-puppy" as Owen is and that Sedona is now an old gal. At first, every time Owen would enter the room, Sedona would leave! Their first encounter was pretty funny, though. Owen decided Sedona was a fun climbing toy.
Sedona was very tolerant of his puppy antics. Soon after I snapped the above picture, they both decided to take a nap next to each other. It was super cute!
It was at this moment we started calling Owen "Mini Me" although I don't think he'll be keeping that nick name for much longer with the way he's growing up!
They love to lounge together.
Of course, Pebbles gets in on the act, too!
And it's always fun when daddy joins them outside for a quick romp around the yard.
Speaking of being outside, Sedona and Pebbles love spending time together soaking up the sun when it's not 100+ degrees outside. Are they cute or what?!
I love snapping pictures of Owen in the early morning light. After all, *someone* gets me up before dawn, so why not take advantage of the gorgeous cool morning weather?!
Can you tell he was nosing around in the sand? He figured out not too long ago that he has the ability to dig and ever since then, he sticks his nose in his creation and ends up with a dirty little snout.
He likes to stare at random nothings on the floor.
Just like his Auntie.
He feels the need to take inventory of our refrigerated foods.
Just like Sedona.
He likes to McGoober and be silly.
Just like a certain other Great Dane I know.
He wants to be floppy and cute.
Just like, you guessed it, his big Auntie.
Watching Owen grow up and go through his puppy stage is like watching a rerun of Sedona at his age. It's been really fun to see how similar they are, but then again, they are family!
It's sad for me to know that in a few weeks I won't be able to just stick him on my lap and take an afternoon siesta, but at the same time, I'm having so much fun watching him grow into a handsome, well behaved little man.
(My absolute favorite picture thus far.)
Owen is an 11 week old Great Dane puppy. He is the great nephew of my wonderful seven year old Great Dane, Sedona.
He's also the newest member of our family! We picked Owen up a few weeks ago when he was just a wee-little thing. At the time, he weighed in at 18 lbs. He's now a whopping 34 lbs! He's exactly the same size as Sedona was at this age, and she's now 180 lbs of pure muscle and loads of love. We're thinking Owen is going to be one big boy!
Would it be possible that one of these two chunky monkeys could be ours? It must have been fate because in the weeks that followed, Denise evaluated the pups and determined that "dark boy" would be coming home with us! We were beyond excited.
The pictures that followed showed us his sweet and fun personality. Denise said that he was a true chow-hound, and she was right!
The anticipation leading up to our trip to pick him up was fierce. We had to be diligent in our preparations since Denise lives over seven hours away from us. We lined up our trusty babysitter (thank goodness for grammies!), gave everyone a pat on the head and then headed out. We decided to take my car, the Fuzzmobile, since it's the same car I drove when I picked up Sedona over seven years ago. With Travis behind the wheel, I tried to occupy my time by watching DVDs and taking a few too many naps along the way :) I wanted to be well rested to meet my new baby boy! When we arrived at Denise's house, we were greeted by Sedona's mom, Rorie (Owen's great grandma):
And her brother, Midas (Owen's great uncle & Rorie's son):
It's hard to tell from that picture, but Midas is HUGE. I mean GIGANTIC! He easily outweighs Sedona by a good 20 lbs, and he's much taller than she is (she's 37" at the withers). He's the biggest dog I've ever seen in my life, and that's saying something!
Owen is the lazy bones and his brother, Sy (short for Poseidon), is the one sitting up. My heart melted when I saw them. I had been waiting for Owen for many years, and I could hardly believe that I was back at Denise's house picking up my baby boy. It was very surreal.
Look at that big ol' puppy belly! I had been waiting to squish that puppy belly for weeks! And he had the sweetest puppy breath ever. I tell you, there's nothing quite like the smell of puppy breath. It signals the beginning of something wonderful.
It was hard leaving Denise's house because I hadn't seen her in years, and I wanted so badly to stay and visit for a while longer. Alas, we needed to hit the road since we had a long car ride ahead of us. Travis graciously took the wheel for the entire trip home so that I could bond with our new little guy. At first he didn't quite know where to sit...
..but then he figured out that mama didn't at all mind having him on her lap :)
And so he slept pretty much the entire trip home.
Of course there were a few times where he ventured into the backseat and then wanted to plop down on the console.
By the time we got home it was late and we were all tired. Owen and I had slept the last hour or so before arriving at the house. We still had a couple of hours to go before we all went to bed since we needed to introduce Owen to all the critters first. To our delight, the introductions went very well. It was the perfect ending to the most perfect day.
