The first step for Erin to become a FBI Profiler was training at a police academy. It was similar to boot camp in the military. He met his six weeks of basic training. He passed the gun training. He was sent to the FBI lab at Quantico, Virginia for the training part on how to distinguish what kind of weapon was used in a murder case.

​ In Erin's second year of his FBI Profiler training he brought home a young woman whom he met and really liked. Her name was Cindy. He had been dating her for awhile. Cindy went with Erin's family to their church. On Christmas Eve in front of The Shower's church family at refreshment time got down on his knees and purpose to her. Eric was busy working at a animal clinic a couple hundred miles away and missed his twin brother purposing to her.

​ By then his sister's babies was now just toddlers. they were running around giving everybody hugs and a book marker that the children's Sunday school class had made. She also had met a man but hadn't been asked to commit to him yet. She was still living in the guest house on her parent's property. Her twin sister family was also growing like weeds.The family took pictures and hated that Eric missed the picture taking.