My Living History JournalMy Living History Journal

By: Haley HughesBy: Haley Hughes

Renaissance Faire Renaissance Faire

► My mother and I attended to the Four Winds Faire in Tyler, My mother and I attended to the Four Winds Faire in Tyler, TX. We watched the joust and the belly dance troop, that TX. We watched the joust and the belly dance troop, that both me and my mother had been a part of at one time. I got both me and my mother had been a part of at one time. I got dressed up and I had a lot of fun pretending I am something I dressed up and I had a lot of fun pretending I am something I am not for a day. am not for a day.

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Farm StuffFarm Stuff

► My mom owns a goat farm, I My mom owns a goat farm, I used to have to get up every used to have to get up every morning before school and morning before school and every night and go milk the every night and go milk the goats. Well, now that I am goats. Well, now that I am college my mom has no one to college my mom has no one to do the dirty work for her so do the dirty work for her so none of our goats are producing none of our goats are producing right now. So, just for this class right now. So, just for this class even though I am so afraid of even though I am so afraid of chickens that I almost cried, I chickens that I almost cried, I went out and collected eggs. I went out and collected eggs. I really hope my mom doesn’t really hope my mom doesn’t expect me to do it every time I expect me to do it every time I go back home. go back home.

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Quilt MakingQuilt Making

► This story is kind of hard This story is kind of hard to explain. My to explain. My grandmother on my grandmother on my mother’s side actually mother’s side actually taught me how to sew taught me how to sew when I was younger. My when I was younger. My grandma on my dad’s side grandma on my dad’s side died about a year before I died about a year before I was born, I used her old was born, I used her old sewing machine to make sewing machine to make this quilt. It felt special to this quilt. It felt special to me that I was using me that I was using something that she had something that she had once used before. once used before.

Whiskey cake Whiskey cake

► My great grandmother My great grandmother passed this recipe on to passed this recipe on to my grandmother. She my grandmother. She barely passed it on to me, barely passed it on to me, although we sold it for a although we sold it for a while she still doesn’t like while she still doesn’t like to give the recipe to to give the recipe to anyone. None of my anyone. None of my grandmother’s daughter grandmother’s daughter in-law’s know it even in-law’s know it even though they want it.though they want it.

My Hughes Family ArchiveMy Hughes Family Archive

► Although I only went trough my immediate family Although I only went trough my immediate family pictures. I learned a lot about my own family that pictures. I learned a lot about my own family that if I hadn’t seen those pictures and document I if I hadn’t seen those pictures and document I would have never know. There are a lot more would have never know. There are a lot more pictures to go through I only made it through one pictures to go through I only made it through one box of them, including trying to decipher who it box of them, including trying to decipher who it was in the picture, so hopefully in the near future was in the picture, so hopefully in the near future I can make a huge collection of pictures and I can make a huge collection of pictures and things and preserve them all for my kids to look things and preserve them all for my kids to look at. I am the oldest out of all the “kids” in the at. I am the oldest out of all the “kids” in the Hughes’ family, hopefully I can show my cousins Hughes’ family, hopefully I can show my cousins and the rest of my family just some of the history. and the rest of my family just some of the history.

Pictures of the Hughes FamilyPictures of the Hughes Family

My Dad’s HistoryMy Dad’s History► My father is a very interesting man. I didn’t live with him for most of my life so I really My father is a very interesting man. I didn’t live with him for most of my life so I really

haven’t had any family history talks with him. It was really nice to find out. He was born haven’t had any family history talks with him. It was really nice to find out. He was born on December 2on December 2ndnd, 1970 and up until 1980 he had a pretty normal childhood. Then his , 1970 and up until 1980 he had a pretty normal childhood. Then his mother got diagnosed with breast cancer and had to have a breast removed. After the mother got diagnosed with breast cancer and had to have a breast removed. After the surgery she was fine for about five years until it spread to her bone and she had to have surgery she was fine for about five years until it spread to her bone and she had to have a pin put in place of her shoulder then she went for about four more years without any a pin put in place of her shoulder then she went for about four more years without any problems and then it passed to her spine and her kidneys, then took over her body. Then problems and then it passed to her spine and her kidneys, then took over her body. Then passed away in about the middle of 1990. During this time my father was a Freshman at passed away in about the middle of 1990. During this time my father was a Freshman at A&M University. I was born about a year later in July of 1991 and my parents got A&M University. I was born about a year later in July of 1991 and my parents got married right before that. Although I dreamed they would when I was a kid they only married right before that. Although I dreamed they would when I was a kid they only lasted for about a two years until they got a divorce. He was on again, off again in lasted for about a two years until they got a divorce. He was on again, off again in college until about 1995 when he finally quit and went to work in the restaurant college until about 1995 when he finally quit and went to work in the restaurant business. He worked for Fox and Hound for about 10 years. During this time he met his business. He worked for Fox and Hound for about 10 years. During this time he met his future wife Dara. He worked his way all the way up to general manager, then he started future wife Dara. He worked his way all the way up to general manager, then he started working for Hooter’s in about 2004. He only worked for Hooter’s for about a year and working for Hooter’s in about 2004. He only worked for Hooter’s for about a year and then he opened an BBQ restaurant for some people for about 8 month’s. In 2004 Dara then he opened an BBQ restaurant for some people for about 8 month’s. In 2004 Dara and him got married and had my brother in November of the same year. After the BBQ and him got married and had my brother in November of the same year. After the BBQ place he started working for Lupe Tortilla for about four years. Then for about 8 month’s place he started working for Lupe Tortilla for about four years. Then for about 8 month’s he kind of took some time off and leisurely worked for my families insurance company he kind of took some time off and leisurely worked for my families insurance company selling life insurance policies. Then when he got bored with that, he started when new selling life insurance policies. Then when he got bored with that, he started when new Juan and Lefty’s restaurant. They have already opened one location and he his about to Juan and Lefty’s restaurant. They have already opened one location and he his about to break ground on the second. He will be running all of the owner’s future locations. I am break ground on the second. He will be running all of the owner’s future locations. I am truthfully proud to say he is my father even though he has been down some tough roads truthfully proud to say he is my father even though he has been down some tough roads he always comes out of them with some type of lesson learned. he always comes out of them with some type of lesson learned.