Our ward Halloween party was SO fun! There were lots of things to do like painting pumpkins and apple bobbing and caramel apples to eat but to be honest, we got there and went straight for the dancing and just danced the whole night :) It was really fun. I always say that I hate dances and I never want to go to them but then when I get there I always have lots of fun. I feel like I should stop saying that I hate them so much but it's hard because I really am an awful dancer but when I am there dancing, it doesn't matter as long as I am trying to have a good time, I will. I just never feel before hand like I am going to have a good time. But I did have a good time last night! It was actually a tri-ward activity so there were lots of people there that I didn't know but my ward stuck together and danced together which was a lot of fun. I absolutely love the people in my ward. Every last one of 'em! I have so much fun with them! We actually have another Halloween party tonight as well in our apartment complex with more dancing and movies and games. I'm excited.
After the dance last night, we decided we were gonna watch a movie at Castille, one of the guys apartment complexes, but we didn't a movie to watch so I went over to Marin, the other guys apartment complex and looked for one to watch. I went to Marin 4 and started talking with those guys, Ryan, Eric and Wesley, and actually ended up staying there for a couple hours. It was really fun! Phil was also there for a while and so was Matt. Those guys are all so fun to be around and talk to. Pappy picked up the baseball bat that was sitting in their living room and was just swinging it around for a while but then decided to go pick some apples off of their apple tree and hit them with the bat. We took turns pitching and hitting and it was really fun! I was skeptical of batting at first because I am so awkward and clumsy but they convinced me to do it and it was actually really fun :) I hit a couple of good ones and they splattered all over me. Haha. We left a nice mess of apple juice and bits all over the yard and side of the building.
I realized something as I was laying in bed this morning thinking about last night. I realized that I have been given the very special gift of being able to do pretty much anything that I want or put my mind to. I don't mean to sound prideful or full of myself because I totally know that it's not because of anything that I have done that I have this ability. I know that it is because of my Heavenly Father and my Saviour Jesus Christ. But I find that when I really try and do something, I am able to do it. Like music; I am not a musical genius but I just get music and I can play it decently on lots of different instruments. Eric plays guitar really well and he was playing while we were sitting in their apartment but when he put the guitar down I picked it up and just played around on it. Now, I'm really not good at it but I at least know how to play it to a certain degree and it was really fun. Sports; I am definitely not great at sports but I love playing them and I can actually play them to a certain extent and not stink at them. Like hitting those apples last night. I actually made a couple of good hits and I wasn't just some sissy girl who can't do anything. Sound recording; again, I am not a genius at technology but I just get it sometimes and have these moments where I am really good at figuring things out. Like last night at the dance party, the equipment starting freaking out and reset itself and the guy in charge wasn't around and people were getting distraught. I didn't go look at it for a little while 'cause I was like, oh they'll figure it out, there's enough guys trying to get it working that there's nothing I could do that would help. But after a couple minutes, I decided to just go take a look at what they were doing. I tried a couple of things, and then found that they were just on the wrong input setting so I changed it and got it working. It felt really good to get in with all those guys trying to get it to work and being the one that actually fixed the problem. It was just a small thing but it made me realize that I do have certain gifts and talents and I shouldn't just keep them to myself. I should work on developing them and sharing them with others. I have a gift of being good at things that I try and do and I shouldn't just ignore that and pretend that I'm no good at anything. I should try new things and be more adventurous because I think that there's nothing that I can't do.
In my Sound Recording class on Thursday, we talked a lot about the program and ways that it could be improved or how we could get more out of the program. One of my good friends in the class, Jordan, made the comment that there are so many resources available to us in this program if we just look for them and work really hard then there is so much we can learn and do. This major that I'm in, is all about working hard as an individual and finding projects to do and ways to improve your own abilities. It's about finding initiative and self motivation. If you work hard, there is no limit to what you can learn and become in the music industry. But without that motivation, you can still get by on the bare minimum and graduate, but you will have wasted your time and not made any progress and missed out on so many opportunities.
My Dad has always told me that he is so confident in my abilities and that there is no limit to what I can do or be. I think it's time that I actually start listening to him and start working and doing and being more than I am today.
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