***THIS GIVEAWAY HAS REACHED ITS 10,000 ENTRY CAP AND IS NOW CLOSED – SEE WHO WON BELOW!***
And our VERY lucky winner this week is… Hallie (who knows that Belle Isle was once a fishing village for the Powhatan Indians – something even we hadn’t heard). Congrats – and see you in a few weeks!
We’re spending today with the family for the holiday, but we had to drop in with our big giveaway for you guys. See, when we found out we’d be speaking at this year’s R.Home for the Holidays event on November 8th (which we’ve gone to for the past four years for fun, so it’s really crazy to think that we’ll be speakers) a hair-brained idea popped into my head: what if we gave away a trip to Richmond? And when I mentioned it to the kind folks at Richmond Magazine (the hosts of the event), they not only didn’t call me crazy – they said “let’s do it!” So with their help and the generous support of Visit Richmond VA, my hair-brained idea is coming to life (insert evil cackle here). And it’s bigger and better than I ever guessed it could be. That’s right, someone is about to get hooked up.
The prize includes round-trip airfare from anywhere in the continental United States (arriving Thursday, Nov 8 and departing Sunday, Nov 11) and car rental for the length of your stay – all courtesy of Visit Richmond VA. While you’re here, you’ll be put up for three nights in Richmond’s most iconic and stately hotel – The Jefferson.
And of course, Richmond Magazine is giving you tickets to (sold out!) R.Home for the Holidays on Thursday night where we’ll be speaking and doing a book signing (psst- it has now sold out so we’re working on a free Richmond signing that we’ll share as soon as it’s finalized for any interested locals).
As for what else you can do while you’re here… what about a $100 gift card to one of our favorite restaurants? The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing overlooks the city and is actually the spot where Sherry and I celebrated finding out she was pregnant with Clara.
And since you can’t come to our town and not hit up some of our favorite stores, we’ve wrangled $100 gift cards from four of our favorite spots: La Difference, Mongrel, Quirk Gallery and the consignment store trio of Clover (kids), Clementine (adults) and Ashby (teens).
Plus, Richmond Magazine and Visit Richmond VA are tossing in a bunch of passes to various Richmond must-dos, like the Chihuly glass exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (one of our favorites!) and a Real Richmond Food Tour that’ll give you a taste of several local restaurants in one night.
- PRIZE: As described above: a round-trip flight to Richmond for two people plus a car rental from Visit Richmond VA, a three night stay at The Jefferson Hotel, tickets to R.Home for the Holidays, $100 each to The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing, La Difference, Mongrel, Quirk Gallery, and Clover / Clementine / Ashby.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “RICHMOND ME” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … one fact you know about Richmond. Did you know that it’s known as The River City? Or that it was recently named The Best River Town In America by Outdoor magazine? Or that it’s where Spielberg’s new Lincoln movie was filmed? Or just that it’s the capital of Virginia and where we live?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 10th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- ELIGIBILITY: Flights from the lower 48 United States only, must be 18 or older, tickets must be booked by October 15th. See more guidelines here. (*we really tried to get this to work as an international prize, so sorry that it couldn’t happen – maybe next year!)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of the Richmond Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond Magazine, R.Home Magazine, , La Difference, Mongrel.
Jordan G @ The Happy Homebodies says
RICHMOND ME!
In addition to housing YHL, Richmond is home to the university that educated my awesome coworker. He roots for their basketball team. Now THAT is an important fact! :)
Tracey Bartula says
Richmond ME! I want to experience a morning run like John’s!
Nou says
RICHMOND ME! I know that ya’ll have some great thrift stores! Other than that, not much, but would love the opportunity to explore more.
Elizabeth says
Richmond Me! The Pipeline is the best place to spend summertime in the city!
Kristin says
Richmond Me! I’ve never been and know about it through your site.
Kellie Hancock says
RICHMOND ME! All I know about Richmond is I have to drive through the construction capital of the world (Northern VA) to get there…but once you do it is beautiful!
Megan says
Richmond me!!
All I know is my favorite bloggers live there!
Meaghan says
Richmond me!
always wanted to visit the east coast…this is my chance!
Chelsea says
RICHMOND ME!
I know Richmond is the capitol of Virginia–I would love to come visit! :)
Lauren M. says
RICHMOND ME!!
Richmond is the capitol of Virginia, and I’ve never been there before!
andrea p says
Richmond me!
Of course I know that Richmond is where my fave bloggers live & I also knew about the rivers. I would absolutely love to visit & this is such an incredible giveaway! Wow!
Erin Powers says
RICHMOND ME!
The only things I know about Richmond is that it is in Virginia and it is where you live. However, I couldn’t resist a quick search which told me that Windsor Frams is a neighborhood that looks like an English Villiage. Very interesting!
Hillary says
Richmond me! The one fact I will share is that my sister was born in Richmond. That makes it an awesome place.
Rebekka says
RICHMOND ME!!! I know that it’s where my family lives, and I’d love to see them as well as you guys!!
Karissa says
RICHMOND ME! Many locations in the 1990s cartoon ‘Doug’ (who didn’t love that show?!) are named after or inspired by areas in Richmond (show creator Jim Jinkins was born and raised in the Richmond).
Bailey N. says
RICHMOND ME!
Before reading your blog, all I knew about Richmond was that it was Virginia’s capital city. Now I feel like I know so much more because of you guys!
Lori says
RICHMOND ME! I know “zero” about Richmond except that you live there. The photos I’ve seen of Richmond are beautiful though, and I’d love to see it in person.
Sam @ The Junk House says
RICHMOND ME!
Everything I know about Richmond comes from your blog and Instagram pictures!
Lacey C. says
Richmond ME!
It is the capital of VA! :)
Stephanie says
RICHMOND ME! It’s the capital of Virginia!
Nirja says
Richmond me, please!!!
Jayme says
RICHMOND ME!! Please! All I know is it’s the state capitol. I hope I win so I can find out more!
Amber says
Richmond me! Richmond is where Edgar Allan Poe grew up.
Karen lawhead says
Richmond me!!!!
Nichole C says
RICHMOND ME!
That’s where I would love to be on November 8-11! Especially to meet Jon and Sherry!
Melissa says
Richmond me!! I would LOVE to go to Richmond – it looks like a beautiful town and it’s only urban setting with Class IV rapids. Impressive!
Emily says
Richmond me!
I don’t know much about Richmond, but would love to find out! :)
Mandi says
Richmond Me!
The most I knew about Richmond was that it wasn’t the DC area, where I have previously visited. (Not counting everything you’ve shared in the recent past about the town. We can count that I guess :-D!)
Kara says
Richmond me! I know that it’s a city with tons o’ rivers. I used to live in Virginia and know that it’s gorgeous.
Lauren says
Richmond ME! I knew it was the capital of Virginia… and that’s about it! I hear the river park is pretty awesome :)
Kate says
RICHMOND ME!! I want to know more about Richmond! All I know is it is where you live and it looks so beautiful I want to visit! I am so bummed you aren’t coming to L.A. on your book tour so hopefully I will win!
Julie Dubey says
Richmond Me!
All I know about Richmond is that it looks awesome and I want to visit!
Mayank says
Richmond me, please!
Bethany says
Richmond me!
I know it’s the capital of Virginia and that’s it! I’d love to come and find out some more!
Katie says
Richmond me! I know I pass by it on the way to DC and have always wanted to stop by and check it out :)
Katie says
RICHMOND ME!!!! Unfortunately all I know about Richmond is that my favorite bloggers live there. ;)
Lesley Anne says
RICHMOND ME! I had no idea Richmond had a river running through it until I started reading this blog, so that’s a new fact I know!
Callie says
RICHMOND ME! All I know is that it’s in Virginia and I would really love to visit.
Dawn S says
RICHMOND ME! I’ve really enjoyed learning all the local tips you’ve shared about Richmond over the years — if only it were a city where my husband could find the type of job he wants when he finishes his postdoc in about 18 months. Alas, we at least hope to visit some day in lieu of living there, and hopefully we’ll find as cool a little city to settle down somewhere else!
Intisar says
RICHMOND ME!
Don’t know much other then it’s the capital, but you all definitely make it seem like a wonderful place to live/raise a family!
j says
RICHMOND ME! All I know about it is what you guys have shared on your blog. You’re not making a book tour stop in Colorado (WAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!), so I’d love to come to you!
Kathryn says
RICHMOND ME!!
The University of Richmond is home to a great lacrosse team!
Kathleen Knox says
Richmond Me!!
Richmond is about 100 miles from my birthplace, Alexandria, VA.
Bryn Asher says
RICHMOND ME!!!!! Tom Wolfe was born and raised there!
Sara says
Richmond Me! I’ve never been to Richmond, but since reading your blog every day I’ve come to think of it as a pretty cool city with some great fabric stores.
Amy says
RICHMOND ME! Sticky Rice is my favorite sushi spot in Richmond. Sushi and a bucket of tots is my favorite meal!
Devon @ Green House, Good Life says
RICHMOND ME!
It’s the home of the University of Richmond (duh), which has one of the prettiest campuses in the country. I visited when I was looking at colleges…don’t know why I didn’t apply.
Carla says
RICHMOND ME
The only fact I know about Richmond is that I’ve never been there!
Grace says
RICHMOND ME! All I know is Richmond is the capital but I would love to find out a lot more.
Erin Ohio says
RICHMOND ME!!! I don’t know too much about Richmond but would love to visit. My birthday is next week so this would be a great present!