My first attempt at Russian join and making a C2C afghan

So I decided to attempt this thing called Russian join using my scraps of yarn. It was pretty simple once I got the hang of it.

This is how big of a ball I got in just a few hours. My husband then suggested I start a C2C afghan, and when I run out of this ball, I start the decreases with a new ball of Russian join. So far here is the start to my C2C.