Julie Eriks:
CLASS OF 1984
Lake Stevens High SchoolClass of 1984
Lake stevens, WA
Brenneke School of MassageClass of 1997
Seattle, WA
Seattle Pacific UniversityClass of 1994
Seattle, WA
Shoreline Community CollegeClass of 1987
Seattle, WA
Julie's Story
Life
Wow. Life is funny and amazing and messy. I have spent most of my time here in Seattle Washington. I think it is a beautiful city. As I get older I am ready to think about a quiter space. I think about moving to the islands a lot. It will probably be my next move. I have spent 5 years in Portland Oregon. Cant get away from the Pacific Northwest, it's too beautiful to leave. I am a native girl.
Still single, no kids. Thought that would be different. But Im good with it. I have found that my sexuality is more open than most. I have dated both women and men. It's not who you love, but how. Still looking, and also very happy being the independant woman I am. I know that person is out there. It's just a matter of time.
I have an amazing core group of friends. Mary Rae (Foster) Clayton and I still see and talk to eachother regularly. I cant believe we have now known eachtother now for over 35 years. What a trip! I adore her and Richard. They are amazing. I am proud to be the godparent to their two beautiful children: Hannah and Owen. Blows my mind really. Cant imagine my life with out her. I was so fortunate to find a best friend at such an early age. What an amazing gift.
School
Yeah, I did enjoy high school. I didnt care so much for studying (that didnt change that much, Im not a great student). But I enjoyed getting to know everyone. I looked at school as a social thing more than a learning thing. It was more interesting to me that way. I loved choir and expressing myself that way. I miss it.
I went to college. It took me 10 years to finish my BA in English Literature from SPU (finally). I started with an Associate of Arts Degree from Shoreline Community College, went for a year to Wester...Expand for more
n Washington where I ran into Monica Stampf and my old high school flame Tim Adams. Finally finishing up at Seattle Pacific University.
A few years later I decided the better track for me was to learn a skill. I decided to become a massage therapist. I went to Brenneke School of Massage and practiced massage (had my own business for awhile) for a few years.
That's it with school. I think about going back and learning more about energy work, or shamanism, or herbal medicine, or oceanography, or creative writing. You never know in a life where it will lead.
College
College is weird when you dont go straight through it like you are "supposed" to. I was 27 when I finished it. Stopped and started again a lot. Didnt stay at the same college or university for that matter, and worked through it all. The debt even with financial aid is hardly worth what it means to my life now. I havent used it. I think too that things are changing in the world... A degree doesnt mean what it once did - for our parents for instance. There are lots of ways to be successful and educated. If you are happy, it matters very little how you got there.
Workplace
I am currently working in a Chiropractic Office in Seattle. I just finished my career with Whole Foods. I worked in natural grocery for 8 years. I loved it and hated it both equally. Im glad to be starting the next chapter. Havent ever had much of a career (except when I was doing massage), the career part is not that important to me. Funny, that's kinda like HS too. The people are important, the relationships you make, the experiences you have, the growth as a person, not the money in your pocket, or the size of your bank account. For me, it's always been about something else...
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