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Carnival of Active Rain Winner - About a Region

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Home Team

 

                                                                                                        And the winner is........ME!!!!

                                                                       Well, not really...but I feel like a winner!  

                                                            Santa with Map

The bad news is that I had a really tough time picking a winner. I had lots of entries!!!  And a bunch came pouring in at the last minute!!   The good news is, as a result, I had to read them over and over to make a decision.  When I volunteered to judge this catagory, I had no idea what a treat it would be....and what a great geography lesson too!!  It was quite evident how much Active Rainers love their home towns and the areas where they live.   Speaking of love...I learned all about The City of Brotherly Love.  Be sure to visit the whole series. If there was ever a contest for Best Actor in a Blogging Series, Jeff Belonger would take the emmy!   And I learned there is a crazy little woman on Active Rain just crazy about her city!

 

From there I traveled from Florida to New Hamphshire, then to the mountains and the shoreline. Quite literally from sea to shining sea.   But the winner....ahem, ahem...."Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam, la la la la la la la la......is....

Kristal Kraft.  I loved "Want a home where the buffalo roam" because of the way it combined a region, real estate and some fabulous photos.

Kristal Kraft

 

              Congratulations Kristal!!!!

 

 

Kristal Kraft
Novella Real Estate - Denver, CO
Selling Metro Denver Real Estate - 303-589-2022

Linda, Thanks for volunteering to do this!  I am delighted to win and against such a competitive bunch, I am humbled.

What a way to start my day...I'm off to Taos now, I'll be smiling all the way!

Thank you.

kk

Dec 02, 2006 11:15 PM
Bryant Tutas
Tutas Towne Realty, Inc and Garden Views Realty, LLC - Winter Garden, FL
Selling Florida one home at a time
Wow Linda that looks like it was a difficult choice. Congrats Kristal on the win.
Dec 03, 2006 01:17 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

We are all winners.  The writer winners and the reader winners.

Great job.

Lenn 

 

 

Dec 03, 2006 05:29 AM
Rich Jacobson
Fathom Realty West Sound - Poulsbo, WA
Your Kitsap County WA Real Estate Broker
Linda, thank you for taking this role on. These are such great events to recognize the valued contributors to our community. Thanks again!
Dec 03, 2006 05:34 AM
Fran White
North Kansas City Real Estate, Reece and Nichols Residential - Kansas City North, MO
Kansas City North Real Estate, 816-682-3897

From one "crazy little woman" to The Winner of the Regions

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!

Obviously, everyone enjoys your post as much as I do.

Atta Girl!!

Dec 03, 2006 05:51 AM
Jeff Belonger
Social Media - Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc - Cherry Hill, NJ
The FHA Expert - FHA Loans - FHA mortgages - USDA loans - VA Loans
Kristal.... great job. I will be honest, I thought I would have had a great chance of winning. But I missed this one. Linda... I am sure it was not easy at all. But can you send my $20 bribe money back... lol Thanks for the honorable mention.
Dec 03, 2006 06:01 AM
Linda Davis
RE/MAX Home Team - Gales Ferry, CT

Fran,

I loved your Kansas City post too!  The BBQ photo made me smack my lips!

 

Dec 03, 2006 06:03 AM
Linda Davis
RE/MAX Home Team - Gales Ferry, CT

LOL Jeff  - Your blog was outstanding but Kristal sent more money.  :-)   

just kidding, of course!

Dec 03, 2006 06:08 AM
Lauren Corna
Archway Realty, LLC - Southlake, TX
Broker
Linda-  Great Blog !!
Dec 03, 2006 07:46 AM
Eddy Martinez
Nationwide Funding Group - Highland Park, CA
congrats kristal that was an awesome blog, keep up the great work!!!
Dec 03, 2006 08:33 AM
Ann Cummings
RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Nice job, Linda!

Congrats Kristal!!!  I loved that post of yours!

Ann

Dec 03, 2006 10:17 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Congratulations!! Kristal.

Linda, I agree with Bryant, there were a lot of not only good, but great blogs in this category.  They picked the right person for a tough job. 

Dec 03, 2006 11:29 AM
Kristal Kraft
Novella Real Estate - Denver, CO
Selling Metro Denver Real Estate - 303-589-2022

Jeff ~ you silly boy, you must send Linda gift certs to Chicos! 

(just kidding of course ~ cash really does work too!)

Thanks for nice compliments, I really had a wonderful day thinking about the win. There were so many awesome blogs, I don't know how Linda managed to decide. 

It was the first time I have remembered to enter a Carnival...usually I'm just blogging....or taken photos!

thanks again,

kk

Dec 03, 2006 11:46 AM
Jeff Belonger
Social Media - Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc - Cherry Hill, NJ
The FHA Expert - FHA Loans - FHA mortgages - USDA loans - VA Loans

KK.... boy?  who are you calling boy?  

Well, I guess I need to get my printing press back in operation for next time.

But again, kudos to Linda....  it takes someone special to stand up and volunteer to be a judge, especially in this group.  ;o) 

Dec 03, 2006 01:50 PM
Kristal Kraft
Novella Real Estate - Denver, CO
Selling Metro Denver Real Estate - 303-589-2022

Jeff ~ :>)

ditto about Linda Davis...she's a brave lady!

kk

Dec 03, 2006 02:49 PM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...
 I'm sure I speak for a lot of people here on AR when I say thank you to Linda for hosting, to Maureen for putting the carnival together and of course to Kristal for the great post. Well done ladies.
Dec 03, 2006 04:32 PM
Fran White
North Kansas City Real Estate, Reece and Nichols Residential - Kansas City North, MO
Kansas City North Real Estate, 816-682-3897

Linda,

I just want to say thanks for volunteering to judging the Region category!

 

 

Dec 03, 2006 11:10 PM
Linda Davis
RE/MAX Home Team - Gales Ferry, CT
Thank you to everyone for all the kudo's and nice words.  It really was my pleasure to judge.  Active Rain is a great learning environment!
Dec 03, 2006 11:23 PM
Chris Tesch
RE/MAX Bryan-College Station - College Station, TX
College Station, Texas Real Estate
Congratulations Kristal, and Linda, you're always a winner too!
Dec 03, 2006 11:38 PM
Rick & Ines - Miami Beach Real Estate
Majestic Properties - Miami Beach, FL
Linda - thanks so much for taking this on - I know it must have been difficult and Congratulations to Kristal, one of my favorite "about a region" blogger - who inspires me daily.
Dec 04, 2006 12:05 PM