Welcome to My Ultimate Blog Party 2010!

Welcome to Thoughts from Kathryne! So glad that you have taken the time to visit. I am pretty new to the blog world and am looking forward to partying with the Ultimate Blog Party for the first time!

Obviously, my name is Kathryne. = ) I started blogging in February of 2010 and although I'm new to this whole blog thing, I'm really, really enjoying it! I'm having a great time sharing life tips and lessons that I am learning along with documenting daily life (I think I have taken more pictures in the last two months than I have taken in the last two years combined!!). One of my favorite aspects of blogging is meeting so many new people!! The blog world has opened my eyes to a much bigger world and I'm having tons of fun. Please leave me a comment - I'd love to stop by your blog and get to know you.

So, a little bit about myself. I am a newlywed of 19 months and my husband Saul and I love to tell people that we highly recommend being married! We love married life and can't imagine life any other way! Here is a pic of me and my sweet man!

A little bit more about us. Hmm. . . We live in the Chicago area and endure the winters and love the beautiful summers! We are helping plant a new church, which creates adventures and blessings of its own. My husband and I both have the privilege of working from home full time, which we absolutely love!

I desire to be a real and share about real life. I'm not perfect and I doubt you are either, but we both have unique stories and experiences to share. It would be great to get to know you. I'm sure that there is much to be learned and lived.

Now, on to the fun stuff! What would a party be with a present? It would be so fun to give a present to everyone who stops by, but at this point, that isn't possible. However, I will be giving away one $25 Amazon.com gift card!!!!!

Just leave a comment with your name and blog address or way to get a hold of you and you will be entered to win this gift card. Yeah for free shopping money! I will pick a winner on random.org on Saturday, April 17 after the Ultimate Blog Party is over. (Only one entry per person, please.)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to go visit other bloggers who are partying this week and leave a comment on the main party blog. You'll be entered to win a ton of amazing prizes! My top pick, of course, would be grand prize offered by fiveminutesformom.com - a Toshiba Satellite L505D-ES5025. My next three prize picks are:

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   USC #3 - http://www.cmomgo.com/welcome/ is offering a $200 AT&T gift card! This would be great for getting an iPhone for my husband!
2. 
   
   USC #60 - http://www.modernwallgraphics.com/blogs/ is offering a $200 gift card for their wall sayings! I have always loved these and they would be a great addition to our new little home!
3. 
   
   #39 - bloggin2noggin is offering a $250 Hilton Garden Hotel in gift card, good for a two night stay at any Hilton Garden Hotel. I'm thinking anniversary get-away!
   
   
   If these prizes are already taken, I would also be interested in USC #8, USC #3, #79, and #23. Or course, any prize would be amazing.= )

Thanks again for stopping by! Happy partying!

Kathryne