I took a ceramics class towards the end of college and fell in luv 😍It may or may not have taken me the entire semester to FINALLY get the hang of throwing (using the spinny wheel thingy 😉), but once I figured it out it quickly became one of my favorite things to do. Throwing can have a pretty steep learning curve and requires a great deal of patience and control, but it's incredibly therapeutic and rewarding once you get the hang of it. Also the great part about throwing is that it's still super fun even if you don't know what you're doing! 

Overall, ceramics are worth the time and energy and one of my current life dreams is to have my own wheel/kiln so I could have fun making ceramics on the side 🍶

If you've bought in to me singing ceramics' praises and you're here in Sac, you should check out Sincere Ceramics! You can buy tickets online for a class, which gives you access to all the tools/clay you'll need. The owner gives a 20 minute tutorial at the beginning to show different techniques for hand-building and throwing (the wheel), and then you're free to create! Perfect activity for a d8 night, fun with friends, or some cathartic art-making 🙂

^ Three cheers for forcing side hobbies on others! 🤘(Look how much fun they're having!)

Most of you already know my "second job" coaching football, I love everything about coaching! Aside from that you can find me on the lake, or on the golf course working on my swing or building something off pintrest for my better half (Ashley) usually assisted by our Black Lab Darla. Love visiting local breweries for a flight sample and some good food and occasionally hitting the gym for some basketball to work off the beer and food or just to lounge by the pool. These are a few of my favorite things....

by the look on my face, we were prob losing at this moment...

My QB & WR's...

lil wake surfin...

& wakeboarding....

Yackin.....

Golfing....

Ashley's Pinterest wine rack.....

Ashley's Pinterest shelf...

Raised garden bed.... with my helper Dar Dar..

Finished product....

Big growler guy.... (I collect them)

HWY 50 brewery... highly recommended!

The view from HWY 50 brewery porch....

You know I made this layup....Jeff had my back....

Always enjoying my workouts....

Disc Golf and Ice Cream. You’re probably wondering what Disc Golf is and how Ice Cream could be a hobby, allow me to enlighten you.

So Disc Golf is basically golfing but with a plastic disc (not to be confused with a frisbee) and a metal basket.(See Below). Funny story, I actually disliked Disc Golf for the longest time, it was super frustrating because I didn’t play very often, and when I did my disc never went where I wanted-so I’d inevitably be tromping around in bushes searching high and low for my disc just so I could throw it another 20 feet haha. But, Grant LOVES disc golf, that’s what we did on our first date, and he plays several times a week, so by default I play too. I’m starting to throw further and control my throws a little better, but I still relate to this little guy in the gif most of the time.

Ice cream is a wonderful compliment to an outdoor hobby in the summer, Grant and I just got an ice cream maker and we make ice cream quite often, we started experimenting with different flavors and it’s so much fun! We’ve done Birthday Cake Oreo, Biscoff Cookie Butter, Reese's Peanut Butter, and Cake Batter flavors to name a few. :) I’m always open to new suggestions for flavors, it gives me an excuse to eat ice cream. ;)

Have a fantastic Thursday, Team!

-Rylee