Sommer's First Blog

Hi everyone. I am Sommer. This is my first official blog on "blogger.com." I'm kind of excited to start this! Let me start by telling you about my life, and the most recent events in my life. I work and live in Houston, Texas. I LOVE Houston. I don't think I will ever leave (suburbs don't count as leaving). I live near the Galleria and West U. I love the area, but I am thinking of moving down to the 'burbs in November, when my apartment lease is up. The commute will not be fun, but I think it will be worth it to be closer to my family. But we'll see what I decide when November gets a little closer. Recently, I have celebrated my 27th birthday! Whew, it is scary to get older. Late twenties.....here I am. But it's ok. I'm embracing it...... :)

I have a great family! I am very close to my mom. My parents divorced when I was 23. Talk about a hard age to have to deal with that. They say it's hardest on young children, but when you're in your 20s you just don't think that will ever happen to your family. But it did. And I dealt with it. And now everything is great. My mom got remarried to a great man, who makes her so happy. And my dad is a completely different person, in a good way. I think he's found himself. I have a younger sister and brother. Melinda, my sister, who I absolutely adore, is four years younger than me. She has so much depth, and is kind of bohemian. She is into all things strange and taboo, but it makes her totally unique. She is not afraid to show anyone exactly who she is. I admire that about her. My brother is coming into his own. He is six years younger than me, and is into all things healthy, and has been for a long time. He's very into his physical fitness, and eating the right foods. He works extremely hard and has turned out to be a really great young man. I look forward to seeing him continue to grow and become the person he will be.

I have two friends who are the best friends I've ever had, and are my family also! Alfonso and I have known each other for about 10 years now. He is my reality check. He never has a problem telling me exactly how it is. He tells me when I'm wrong, which drives me absolutely insane but its something I need. He keeps me grounded, and makes me see the "other" side of things. He would also do anything in the world for me. He is truly my best friend. I know that no matter where I am or what's happening, I can count on him to be what I need. He is my family. Jennifer, my soul sister, my kindred spirit, I have known....gosh....since the 5th grade so going on 17 years now! Jennifer brings out the dreamer in me. She is the opposite of my reality check! When Jen and I get together, we talk for hours about our lives and futures, and our hopes and dreams. I can tell Jen anything, and she is always on my side. She never tells me I'm wrong! Which I love about her! I know when I need someone to support me, she is the person to call! We have so much history and have been through so many milestones of our lives. She is truly my sister. Bonded by time and nature.

I work for a small subsidiary of Stewart Title, called Stewart Financial Services. We offer accounting solutions to title insurance agencies across the country. My job at SFS is marketing. I am the manager over all of marketing for SFS. It's a really cool job, and I pretty much get creative reign over the marketing plans. Until this year, I did some traveling to different places throughout the U.S. to speak at seminars and promote our services. This year, unfortunately with the real estate market in its current state, our travel budget has pretty much diminished and I'm stuck in the office all of the time. Which isn't a bad thing, it's just nice to get some different scenery every once in a while!!

WOW, I've gone on for quite some time now! I think I'll wrap up my first blog and come back tomorrow to tell you more.
Goodnight! :)

Me and my dad on my 27th birthday



Me, my brother Michael, my mom and my sister Melinda