If you build it.... they will come....

I'm not too sure what 'they' will be. Perhaps clothes? Junk? Who knows. BUT, I did build them!

The dresser... OH MAN. I almost gave up on that. This had 1,000 screws to put in and my little screwdriver was giving me blisters on my fingers (yeah yeah, sob story. 3 weeks later, and I still have remnants of the blister on my finger). I basically gave up for the day when I walked into the living room and saw that my roommate had a stinking electric screwdriver (uhhh are they called electric? I have no clue. But the kind that you can push a button and they screw screws for you). I dont know if I've ever used one of those before, but luckily it was pretty straightforward. pheww. Luckily for me I'm a college graduate. Otherwise I probably couldn't have figured it out. haha jk...

The instructions say you can build it in 1 hour, but I'm pretty sure it took me close to 3 hours. Hey-I've never built anything before! And they had probably timed Bob Villa building one.

The lovely bookcase that I built with my pink flowered hammer (that also transforms into a screwdriver).

Also, I hope Kate notices the 'Happy Halloween' thing hanging on the doorknob (and that door never gets opened, I have 3 doors to my room. So it's a perfect hanging spot. haha). The sign adorned me and Kate's bedroom wall during the Summer. Apparently Halloween is an everyday thing in the life of Berkley.

And please disregard the random clutter and junk inside the bookcase... haha

Family Vacation

After my graduation my family and I vacationed for a few days at all the random Utah tourist attraction places (whatever you call those things). I can now say I've probably been to anything worth looking at in Utah. haha jk...

Moriah and Jordan chillin on the tracks at the Golden Spike monument place.... There were ugly bugs everywhere that kept randomly landing on us.... don't ask why. I think they were friendly and liked people? They especially liked my little sister, Naomi. haha

THE coolest hat ever. We found it in a random gift shop. It folds up into this little round purse looking-thingy! I didn't get it, but we all had fun trying it on... That brim went ALL the way around the hat. Guten times. I also like how Jordan's face is creepy and slightly morphs into the background...

Another stop on our amazing race was Antelope Island. The sky was beautiful that day! The fam had fun skipping rocks and trying not to hit the people that were floating in the lake. But let me tell you what... that place stunk like no other! Please note Jordan and Naomi's faces. haha. Apparently me and Moriah are the only ones that can pull through the pain of incredibly smelly things.

Another random stop on our family adventure was the BYU stuffed animal museum (whatever it's called). They had a lot of really random, cool animals there. And yes, we're behind the barricade. Don't worry about it. haha

The whole fam also went to a Bee's game while they were in town. I enjoy sports, but sometimes baseball games get a little long for me... might have come from the time when my Dad drug me to one of my little brother's little league games when I was younger and the game ended up going into thousands of extra innings. Possibly the longest game on record. Seriously.

Graduation

HOLY COW! I finally graduated! About time, huh? Even though I'm making this update a month after my graduation, it still doesn't feel like I've graduated.... my mind is forever in the time frame of, 'work 4 months, go to school 8 months'. It's going to blow my mind when I finally realize that I have to keep working after 4 months is up. Ask me in December how I'm handling my job... I hope I survive. haha

But anywho... I finally got my degree in Business, Finance, and German.

I got to walk with my buddy Eric Katschke! I've known him since one of my first years up at school, so it was fun being able to sit with him during the ceremony.

Me with my roommates (and Chris Black). I'm going to miss these folks!

Me with my lovely sistahs. Yeahh for the Hughes girls! My sisters are the BEST!

Me with the coolest Professor of all time... Brother Kusch! (who also happened to be my Stake President).

My whole family came to see me graduate. I love my family!

Summer FHE times

This summer we had a blast with our FHE group! These guys are great. So many memories... Rigby Lake, water balloon fights, Logan splitting his head open outside our apartment, Stewart always crossing the chastity lines and attacking me in my bed or bedroom (or always attacking me in general), Michael Fish being Michael Fish (yeah Michael Fish!), Marcus taking us floating and me quizzing his German skills, Jason's longboarding and crazy entrances/faces, and yadda yadda yadda.... our lives have been changed forever. haha

Stewart is the craziest guy I know.

Michael Fish and Logan being their normal selves, with me looking guilty in the background... I wonder what I just did? haha

One of THE greatest semesters of all time! You girls are amazing!!!

Our amazingly attractive, hilarious, spiritual, nicest, uhhh what else... musically inclined, sportiest, manliest, strongest, corniest, FHE brothas!!! (Jason didn't make it to this FHE pic, but he's cool, too)

Hold on to your Horses

Hey friends. I know, I know, I've been told time and again that I should update my blog.... and dont worry. It will happen soon.... perhaps this week? Or maybe even the next?

Here's a sneak peak of what to expect:


Oh the joys and adventures of being a Hughes kid!!

Hopefully this can sustain you until I post more.

And expect a change in my layout... I'm realizing that my blog background is the boringest thing since 7am Business Law class. I'll try to get that fixed soon.

Summer Goodness

This semester is turning out to be one of the best on record! Even though the weather is annoying and it needs to get warmer, there's always something fun going on.... Luckily my class load isn't too heavy, so I get to play lots and lots. woohoo!

Us roommates all went to Craigos one night to indulge in the buffet. Ohhh baby.
Look how cute my roommates are! It's seriously a party everyday. I have a hard time getting any school work done when they're around.... BAD influences! haha

Me and Marcus went shooting the other day. So fun. I STINK at tossing/throwing the clay pigeons (uhh and shooting, too), so Marcus ended up throwing them himself AND shooting them at the same time. haha. I was no help at all.... sorry Marcus! But anywho, thats what the video is-Marcus throwing the clay pigeon AND shooting it! woohoo TALENT.

InTERNship

Yes, for all of you that laugh at me. That's how I say internship... I say the emphasis on TERN not IN. Don't make fun of me... that's just how I talk. haha

Anywho. Here are some pics from the last day at my internship! It was so fun. I'm definitely going to miss it. I think this was my first job I've ever been sad to leave....

Me with Sunshine, my supervisor!

My friends came down for 'Berkley's last lunch' (they wanted to call it Berkley's last supper...) and we had fun eating in the cafeteria. Usually we just grab food and eat it at our desks, so it was nice to have fun and take a break.


Sunshine (who leaves on her mission in a few weeks!) and Aaron. The baby belongs to my replacement, Mike. She's a cutie!

We made up the Project Coordinator team. Woohoo! We were the best.

Us in front of the sunstone

Thanks Tamilisa for taking these pics!

Here's a cute poem my friend Wendy sent me:


There once was this fine young Miss,

who said her internship was pure bliss.

She worked with the video and technical stuff,

And I never even saw her in a big huff.

She was sad to leave the highest tower in the city,

but because she is she get's this here little ditty.

We will all miss her so much,

but hopefully she will be kissing boys and such,

in the Rexburg we all know and love a bunch.

So fare the well my 25th then 22nd floor friend,

And on this email I will now press send.

Love,Wendy

Goblin Valley

Hi Friends!

I got to go on an adventure this weekend with Lynsey, her Dad, and a fun married couple named Clint and Natalie. We went down to Goblin Valley (Southern Utah area), where we got to do a lot of hiking and see a lot of cool formations. Goblin Valley is sure something else. I felt like I was on a different planet. One hike we went on may have been called ding or dang (seriously-those are the names), but we aren't sure. There weren't any signs-it was a crazy hike with a lot of rock scaling and climbing over boulders. It was all good times though and we made it home safely.

Here are some pictures of our good times:

Multicultural night

I went with some friends to a Chinese Restaurant that was AMAZING! Usually I'm not a huge fan of Chinese, but this place was something else. I think it was called 'Little World Chinese' or Small World Chinese or something along those lines... it was a hole-in-the wall type place. Apparently, from plaques and newspapers on the walls, it was the top voted Chinese place in SLC. So, if you guys are ever in SLC looking for a good Chinese restaurant, check this place out. I think its address is 1356 S. Main (yes that's from the top of my head, so don't trust it too much). And it doesn't say the name outside. It's a random, plain, white building. Good luck! And by good luck, I mean good luck.

After the Chinese, the boys brought us to a random park in SLC that had some crazy sculptures and artwork. It was a good multicultural night.

Eating the amazing Chinese! Notice how heaped our plates were! And it was only about $7.50/person.

This picture reminds me of an album cover. Yeah, we're that cool....

Me with Ridi, my co-worker. She's from Albania! She served her mission in Germany, so if I need help with my German Lit class this summer, I know who to call. What I would pay to be tri-lingual. Imagine!

Sunshine + Emily + California = good times

Last weekend I went with my buddy Sunshine to California to visit our friend Emily! It was so fun. I met these two girls last fall when we took our Finance emphasis classes. We stuck together from the beginning because there aren't too many girls that major in Business (usually in a class of 45 there are about 5 girls).

Emily lives and works in the San Francisco area, so it took Sunshine and me about 11 hours to get there by car. Longest car trip ever! When I go there next I'm definitely flying. Emily wants me to move out there after I graduate, so we'll see....

Here are some pics from our amazing trip (sorry, I uploaded them out of order):

At a Sunglasses shop in SanFran. I think we tried on basically every pair they had to offer.

Ghirardelli's is a chocolate place. They gave away free chocolate, too! I loved it.

After the Saturday morning session of conference, Sunshine and I had our first IN-N-OUT experience! Those shakes are amazing. Not to mention the burgers....

Friday night we went on a really fun group date. This is me and my date doing some gymnastics on the counter top. haha

We went to my town in Cali, Berkeley, and I picked up a sweet pair of sweats! woohoo. What's even funnier is on the car trip over there, Sunshine was thinking of random last names that would be funny with my first name... and one of her picks was 'Berkley Badonkadonk'. What's even funnier is she didn't know what Badonkadonk meant. haha. So these sweats are perfect. It is a Berkeley Badonkadonk.

Me and Sunshine on Pier 39

Emily found a new friend. Me and Sunshine were both jealous she found him first....jk

We did baptisms at the Oakland Temple Friday morning. Inside and outside of the Temple is very beautiful....

Making some tin-foil dinners Friday night.

We took the BART (SanFrans Train) into Berkeley Saturday afternoon.

Jazz Game + the Family in Utah

Easter weekend my family drove down to Utah to go to a Jazz game and see the sites of SLC. I loved having my family down with me. Friday night my little sisters had a slumber party at my house, while the rest of the family stayed at my Uncle Jeff's house. It was a blast! My little sisters are basically the best around.

Here are some pictures from the family weekend in Utah.

Hanging out in my bedroom, ready to go to the Jazz game (notice the sweet, matching shirts)....and yes. My 'little' sisters are taller than me. Sad days....I think Naomi's cheating though.

Outside my abode in SLC.

Our cute little row of Hughes kids.

Go Jazz! woohoo

That Sunday we went to the Easter music & spoken word at the Tabernacle. It was amazing! They did the Hallelujah chorus for their end song and it was the best I've ever heard. The orchestra that played with them was extraordinary. Made me want to play the violin. Someday...