Erin Beebe Venice-fortner

Valparaiso High School

Class of 1996

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Erin Beebe Venice-fortner - Class of 1996 - Valparaiso High School

First Name	Erin
Last Name	Beebe Venice-fortner
Graduation Year	Class of 1996
Gender	Female
Hometown	Valparaiso, Indiana
Relationship Status	Married
About Me	So here is a little bit about myself (who doesn't like to talk about themselves, right? I am like super loyal, kind-hearted, loving, family-oriented in a super big way, open to new relationships yet at the same time reserved and protective of my heart. Been burned, as I'm sure many can say. Besides my family who I totally adore, I LOVE hair, makeup, jewelry, crafting projects such as making jewely, scrapbooking & cardmaking. My beautiful family consists of an adorable 11-year old who I'm told is a little hearthrob by an employee at his school. He has a HUGE heart, he's very sweet and he and I have a wonderful relationship. I'll never forget the day I saw his face for the first time, and it was instant LOVE. For the first time ever, I was madly, head over heals IN LOVE. I also live with a spunky, spirited 6 year old who is very similar to "Punky Brewster" if you can remember that show. I find it funny when people say it, because when I was little I identified with Punky Brewster so much. But anyway, she is gorgeous, kind, a little on the dramatic side at times (theatre would be great for her in the future.) She loves music, and she also loves to use 'vibrato' in her singing, which is always an interesting little treat during your daily performances. I'm happily married to a man named Wendell who is a TRUE friend and husband. We've been together for about 9 years and will have been married 8 in January. He is the kind of husband every lady deserves, but back off ladies, h'es mine. He has stuck by my side through the most difficult times for me physically.When we took those vows "In sickness and in health", we were darn nuts serious about it. He's always been a wonderful husband to me, and sometimes I don't know how I landed him! He's sarcastic, funny, likes to have a good time, a fantastic father, a good friend and genuinely cares about his friend's and their famlilies. I respect all of these qualities about him, and I'm sure that's why I was drawn to him. Oh, and did I mention that he's 7 years older than me, and he gets (NO JOKE) sexier every year! Oh I'm not gonna lie, he would do anything for me and what princess doesn't deserve that kind of a prince? I'm a lucky woman. As far as I go, I love new friends and making friends. It has become clearer and clearer to me daily that I absolutely have no room in my life for drama and BS. I've found that the ones who will accuse you of causing it are actually the ones who do it themselves. Ahhh, a little food fo thought. But seriously, I've been through a lot. I mean, A LOT. In the past 14 years I've suffered losses of babies, both of my parents, found my biological family, lost friendships that were like family member relationships and all while going through very complicated and serious health issues. I've felt failure because I closed a business that meant a lot to me and for other reasons. I'm divorced, and I never in a million years thought that I would be somebody who would be. And of course, there's more. There were many reasons behind that decision in closing my salon. I got a lot of pubic and person chastiizing for my decisions so here's a little big of why. Besides making poor choices, that was sort of the beginning of when I was suffering some health problems that were a 'hard to stand on your feet' kinda job and be successful. The business just wasn't succeeeding if I wasn't always on the floor doing hair myself. The closing of the business broke my heart, but I knew that it was the right decision and knew that if I kept on I would only be getting into deeper trouble. So I had it for two years. I look at people and feel for them, because I know that they will never understand true loss in life until they experience it themselves. Not that I ever want anybody to go through, but it's a natural part of life. I feel for them more because they have nothing else to focus their energy on other than the crazy bologne out there in this world. And there is so many other beauty and blessings out there that are overlooked. I look at others who have experienced great loss and tragedy in their lives, and I want to hug them and say to them "How do you keep your spirits up all of the time?" I know there are A LOT of people out there who have had such difficult things in life happen to them, and I so deeply feel for them. So point here is, folks, LOVE your Mom (even if she annoys the crap outta you sometimes), love you father and love your siblings as much as you can. You never know how much longer you have with ANYBODY on this earth, and you don't want to have regrets. I've said it before and I'll say it again &quo...(read more)