For the person who has everything . . .

This post has nothing to do with Christmas, but I did capture a few seasonal pics for an intro.

Steve and I recently had birthdays just 3 weeks apart and we are at the point in our lives when we neither need or want anything.

So, we were intrigued when our daughter-in-law texted to tell us to meet them in Woodland Hills last week and to wear clothes we didn't care about ruining - oh dear, were we doing a session of Paint Ball?

Truthfully, we didn't much care what we were doing because we were looking forward to a new experience and spending time with our son and his wife is always a treat!

I wonder if you have any idea yet what did?

First we met at a restaurant called Gasolina and I wish I had taken photos of some of the cool decor inside - we ate outside.

And then, we headed to a mall.

My daughter-in-law, Aylin, had planned an afternoon of throwing pots for the 4 of us.

The interior of Bitter Root Pottery is very cool -

this wall reminds me of something I would see in Anthropologie

and I'm in love with those lights.

I have wanted to throw pots since I was in college - I signed up for a class my senior year, but 23 units and a part time teaching job was just too much so I had to drop the class.

The whole process was far easier than I imagined.

and we were all such fast learners that we each had time to make 2 pieces.

These are my two pieces - the scuffed spots were caused when I used my fingers to make the scalloped edge and they were smoothed out right after the photo.

It was so fun to see what we each ended up with considering we all started with the same sized ball of clay.

We only had a 2 hour session so chose our colors (just a few color choices) - I chose white for the bowl and blue for the vase.

Someone from the studio will paint them once they are dry.

Aylin will head back to Bitter Root in a few weeks to retrieve our creations.

The entire afternoon was an unexpected adventure and I would totally recommend it as a gift for the person who has everything.