This holiday season is the first for us together as an official family. And with the recent moving, wedding and traveling, we are taking this opportunity to lay low and create some new traditions of our own. While we haven't completely decided what this will entail for us, we do have a few ideas of what we'd like to do.
This weekend we are going to spend preparing a bunch of recipes we've always wanted to try and also add in a few we can't live without. The menu so far consists of gluten-free stuffing with fresh cranberry sauce, homemade gnocchi, lamb curry, bacon-wrapped chestnuts, and soy icecream. Dee-lish!
Between being away at school, traveling and visiting others for holidays, neither one of us have ever had a Xmas tree of our own. We recently inherited a fake tree and we're looking forward to shopping for decorations. I don't think of myself as at all sentimental, but this feels like a significant opportunity for us to discover what the holidays mean for us as a family and begin to create new traditions. Perhaps some homemade hot cider is also in order for the occasion.
Today, Thanksgiving day, is filled with small pleasures. A walk this morning all together to get coffee, a big hearty breakfast, an anticipated Harry Potter matinee at the Vista, and an early Xmas present for the pups. Despite their apparent feelings for Santa (see below), I think we are all looking forward to this season of being together.
DOGGIE THANKSGIVING
We hope everyone has a safe, happy, and abundant holiday!
As you may notice, my last blog entry was May 29th. Yes, that's right. Shortly thereafter my blog efforts were abandoned to other pursuits that I will describe herein. But first, the short story: I moved to LA, adopted a second puppy, got married, landed an agent, earned my SAG eligibility and performed in a play.
The story starts in July, when I decided it was time to escape northern Cali for the prospects in LA. Shortly after arriving, I joined The Groundlings School for some Improv training and started scene study classes at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio with Michael Monks. I also landed a political spot named "Let Me Decide." Check out the footage below.
After submitting and meeting with some agencies, I signed with Howard Talent West for commercial and print representation. I earned my Taft-Hartley in August filming a project for www.lostzombies.com. A short version of the film has been sent to Sundance and a longer version will be out after the new year. Check out some clips here:
Shortly before the wedding, Chris and I decided it was time to add another member to our puppy family. Raddish, a chihuahua mix came and joined Ozwald in the Honett household. Ozzie loves having a little brother and they are endless entertainment for one another.
Most of September was spent up in Northern California preparing for our wedding at Camp Arroyo. The weekend was absolutely amazing. We had so much fun with all of our family and friends, and the ceremony and reception was more than I ever could have asked for. Thanks Evan from Oui, Three Queens for our awesome hair and makeup! (http://www.ouithreequeens.com/). Check out some pics from our wonderful photographers at Memoire Studio www.memoirestudio.com/blog.
We've been back in LA less than a month and I just completed a run of the show Marat/Sade at the Underground Theater in Hollywood, my first theatre production in too long. How great was it to be back on stage!
Now that life is starting to feel like it is getting back to normal and we are getting settled, I'm looking forward to fully refocusing on my career. Stay tuned in the next few months for a newly-edited reel, updates to my youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/rebeccahonett), and more regular blog updates;)
