***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.
Portia says
RICHMOND ME! A fact I know about Richmond is that I want to be there!
Julie B. says
Richmond me!
I don’t know anything about Richmond, but it looks like a great city to visit!
Julie says
RICHMOND ME!!
Pleeeeeease?
Sheila beck says
Richmond Me!!!! Maybe then I will know it as more than just where u live… :)
Natalie S. says
RICHMOND ME! I don’t know very much about Richmond other than Capital One has a large campus there and a new up and coming area is called Short Pump!
Tracey says
RICHMOND ME!
YOU are most famous people I know living in Richmond!
Jen R. says
RICHMOND ME!!!
I know it’s where you live and find great deals! I wanna visit those consignment stores! :)
Annemarie says
Richmond me!!
We used to live in Northern Va and miss Virginia a ton. We’d love to check out the state Capitol :-)
Jenna says
Richmond me! I decided to do my homework and discovered that a lot of the references in one of the greatest 90s cartoons, “Doug”, are based on Richmond because the creator was born and raised there.
Jennifer says
RICHMOND ME!
I will admit that I don’t know much about Richmond, other than that you live there! Though from all your outings it seems like a great place to live! I hope to win so that I can have the opportunity to learn more!
Kara says
Richmond Me!! I know it’s the capital of Virginia, and is a place I’ve been wanting to visit. And of course, that it’s where you guys live!
Sara H says
Richmond Me!
It’s where you all live.
Erin says
Richmond me! I always think of it as the Capital of the Confederacy!
Anne V-L says
Richmond Me!!! I don’t really know much about the city but would love the chance to come and visit and learn more!!!
Laura says
RICHMOND ME! I know that your city has been a major part of American history.
Sarah says
RICHMOND ME!
I don’t know much about Richmond, but I’d love to learn more. :)
Marcy says
RICHMOND ME! You live there and it looks beautiful in your photos so I would love to have a getaway to A:meet you guys and B:have a nice vac with my hubby.
Jenny says
Richmond Me! I know it’s the capital of VA and that I’ve never been there.
Jennifer O. says
RICHMOND ME!!!
The only thing I know about Richmond is it’s where you live….would love to learn more by visiting :) What a great giveaway.
Vida says
RICHMOND ME!
I’m embarassed to admit the only things I knew about Richamond are that it’s the capitol of VA and it’s where you love. I’d love to go in person and learn more! :-)
Lori says
Richmond Me!
Richmond is the headquarters of Capital One – and I used to work for Capital One and spent a lot of fun times in Richmond. I haven’t been back in years. And would love a chance to meet you both – I love your blog!
rachel says
RICHMOND ME!
Richmond is way closer to the beach than here in Iowa. Also, our daughter is named after her great aunt Allie who lives in Harrisonburg. Not Richmond, but close (ish). Congrats on your book!
Sarah says
RICHMOND ME! I’ve never been to Richmond, but I know its in Virginia and you guys make it sound like an awesome place to live.
Amy F. says
RICHMOND ME! I know Virginia is for lovers and so Richmond must be too! My hubby and I could use a getaway, and this would be just perfect!! ::fingers crossed::
Monica and John says
RICHMOND ME!!! I know that it’s a beautiful state with a fantastic family that I want to meet! Congrats on your book and wishing you safe travels!
Kendall says
Richmond Me!!! Fact: it’s home to the coolest bloggers ever!
Rebecca says
RICHMOND ME!! Would love a weekend in VA! Good luck with the book tour!
Derek Losier says
RICHMOND ME!
Before this, I only knew that you lived there! However, after reading some (not all, GEEZ!) of these comments, i think I might be an expert?
Michelle says
RICHMOND ME! The only thing I know about Richmond is that you live there and it’s awesome!
Briana says
Richmond Me! There’s a cute little hole in the wall named Sally Bell’s there, where we like to stop when we drive to the northeast from our home in NC!
Dana says
Richmond Me!
I don’t know much about Richmond, except it’s the capital and it’s where you live. All the more reason to come and visit and learn all about it!
Michelle says
Richmond Me!
What a fantastic giveaway. Facts I’ve learned about Virginia from the Petersiks: it’s beautiful, there are rivers, bike paths, amazing shops restaurants and fabulous people living there!
Brandi says
RICHMOND ME! Richmond is an independent city and not part of any county.
Brenda says
Richmond me! Just know that’s where you guys live! BTW, you sure know how to put together a giveaway, awesome package : )
Michelle says
Richmond me! I know Richmond is the capital of Virginia, but that’s about it!
Chelsea says
RICHMOND ME! Richmond is home to some very cool bloggers…that’s about all I know:)
Tina says
RICHMOND ME!
I know Richmond is where I visited my beloved GMU Patriots in the CAA Tournament a couple years ago. Woooo!!!
Kelly V says
RICHMOND ME
Looks like Richmond would be a great city to explore!
Stephanie says
Richmond me! I know it’s the capital of VA. :)
Kelsey Carlson says
Richmond me!
Sadly, for living so close, all i really know is that it’s our state capital!
Meg Davis says
Richmond Me!…. I know nothing not would love to learn more :)
Joel says
Richmond me!
Being from West Virginia (the state), I learned about Richmond because I’d always have to tell people, “no, my hometown is not near Richmond, it’s in a different state”.
Erin says
RICHMOND ME!! I love Outside magazine and recently read the article about you being the best river town, and it looked awesome. I would love to come check it out!
Mary says
Richmond Me!Please!
Richmond has lower taxes than NC :)
Cathy Hazelwood says
Richmond ME! Richmond is the home of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals of which my home state, South Carolina, is a member.
Veronica says
RICHMOND ME
I know that Richmond is the capital of Virginia and that Richmond is for lovers…? Or maybe that was just Virginia as a whole. Nevertheless, go Richmond, VA! :)
Sara says
RIchmond me!! Population about 200,000, 3 of which are my favorite people I’ve never met!! :)
Samantha says
RICHMOND ME!
I don’t know much about Richmond, other than my very good friend Jess loves living there!
Julianna richman says
RICHMOND ME!!!
Lived there from 2003-2007! In the west end. And we loved it! I would love to come back and visit. Loved carytown and the Byrd theater- we would go all the time as poor students. We also loved the amazing outdoor malls that opened when we lived there short pump and stony point. I would love to bring my husband back during the fall which is the best time to enjoy the south east!!!
Thanks you guys are amazing!
Marissa C says
Richmond Me!
I just know the historical stuff…capital of the south, etc.