Anne Hulit:
CLASS OF 1966
Canby Union High SchoolClass of 1966
Canby, OR
University of Puget SoundClass of 1970
Tacoma, WA
Cornelius Elementary SchoolClass of 1962
Cornelius, OR
Anne's Story
Life isn't the way I had it planned back in 1970 when I had all the answers. Now all I have is questions. And some lessons learned.
I've learned to treasure peace and quiet, but still love an occasional party with friends or sometimes with my sisters. I still love road trips, dark chocolate, reading, and class reunions. Oh, and I've learned not to drink espresso after 8 pm unless I have a long drive ahead -- sometimes the buzz lasts for 24 hours. I've gotten more conservative. Well, I did actually attend a rock concert once. Ozzy Osbourne. My definition of fun has changed, and my idea of what's funny. Is anything more boring than comedy? I don't laugh as much as I used to. Things are still funny, like PDQ Bach and P G Wodehouse, but I don't laugh out loud as often. Probably a good thing, if you remember my laugh.
I often think about people I knew in school, and I do wonder how they are and what they're doing. But I figure if they wanted to stay in touch they would have. Back then I hurt a lot of people, and some of them have tried for decades to forget we ever met (some have been remarkably successful with that). I'm not as hard to love as I used to be, but I have a long way to go. By the grace of God, it gets better all the time. And the deep scars from childhood abuse are slowly healing. After decades of fighting God, I finally paused and turned in a different direction. Yes, I am worth loving, and He finds wonderful ways to remind me of that. I'm still learning how. I think the key to living well isn't money, it's gratitude -- to God, to the people who help me out when I need it, to old friends who know me pretty well and love me anyway. The second-best thing that's happened recently is finding (thank you, Internet) my grade-school best friends after 40 years.
Even with two university degrees and some pretty cool work experience, I apparently have no marketable skills. So I volunteer as a shelver at one of the local public libraries, but after four years I'd love to do something ...Expand for more
else. I do enjoy my intermittent cat-sitting job, because it's near Renton and I get to stay at their house and use it for a home base for a couple of weeks every summer while I hang out with old friends. But, actually, I don't have time for a steady job. I quit the last one because they refused to believe I was leaving town for a few weeks, and when I got back I found out nobody had done my work, just like the old days at Boeing. Sometimes I miss Boeing, and some other places I worked long ago, but the main thing I miss about working is the income. Life is expensive.
The dream of an oceanography career went down the toilet along with a lot of others. And some dreams just re-invented themselves in another form. For example, I'm not an artist, but I still love beauty and order. There are some new hobbies I never had time for back in the day, but I'm still a science and history nerd and would prefer to watch a meteor shower or explore a museum rather than see a movie. Birding is a kick, and gives me an excuse to run away from home frequently and I get to meet people from all over the world. I can't afford to really travel, but I've been to Rome and London (Oregon), Naples and Paris (Idaho), and I drove through Yale and Princeton with no homework or exams.
One of my expensive habits is an annual visit to Dan Smith in Seattle, where I buy new art supplies. Actually, my biggest expense is music -- classical, doo-wop, jazz, opera, country...when I tell people all my money is invested in CDs, they don't always understand, and sometimes they think I'm actually saving some of it!
What else do I do to entertain myself? I've had time to make some art--mostly drawings of landscapes and a few old barns I've seen on road trips, and some jewelry designs. When I can't sleep I write stories nobody will ever read. One of my sisters and her husband invite me to high-school football games, and occasionally minor-league baseball. And there's still that old allure of an early morning and an empty highway...
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