***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.
Jackie C says
RICHMOND ME!
I don’t know much about Richmond, but it sure seems lovely and I’d LOVE to visit and learn more!
Kristen says
Richmond Me Please!
Julie F. says
Richmond Me!
What a giveaway! I don’t know much about Richmond, but that it is the capital, right? (And, see, not very confident at that! :) Sounds like an amazing opportunity!
Kerry says
Richmond me!
Would love to visit the state capital of Virginia. And your pics make it look so beautiful and green.
Katherine T says
RICHMOND ME!!!! I’d love to come see you guys!
Jeana says
RICHMOND ME!
I heard there was a super cute chihuahua named Burger in the area…
Lindsey says
Richmond me!!! Would love to explore the city, Petersik-style!
Tina says
RICHMOND ME! Errrrr, I know it’s where y’all live!!! :)
Beth M. says
Richmond Me! Historic Route 1 goes through Richmond.
Sue C says
Richmond me!
I think if pressed, I would have guessed that richmond is the capital of VA, so I think we can safely assume I know nothing about the city.
Sarah says
RICHMOND ME – The only thing I know about Richmond is that you all live there.
Ashley Welch says
Richmond ME!!
All I know about Richmond I have learned from your blog!
Heather Allen says
Richmond Me! Poe lived there.
Brandi says
Richmond Me! I know it’s where you guys live and I would love to learn more.
Amy says
RICHMOND ME! My favorite blogging family lives in Richmond!
Pa vang says
RICHMOND ME . . .
All I know is Richmond is Virginia’s capital :)
Caleb says
RICHMOND ME!
Wow what a great prize. I don’t know much about Richmond, but I did know it was called the River City
Erica says
Richmond me! The one thing I know about Richmond is that you can raft through the city! I’ve never been before, but I’ve driven through many times.
Mary S. says
RICHMOND ME!!!
I know NOTHING about Richmond (except what you just said). I’ve never been east of Illinois (ok, except one short trip to Florida).
Melissa Hoffman says
RICHMOND ME!
I don’t know anything about Richmond except that it’s the capital of Virginia. We recently had our second child so a little weekend getaway to a city we’ve never been to sounds perfect!
Carly says
RICHMOND ME, please! I just know that you live there. And that I visited once, a long time ago, for a Red Cross National Conference, but all I saw was the hotel.
Samantha Brand-Embry says
RICHMOND ME!!!!!!!! All I
Know is that it’s in Virginia and I can’t wait to go!!!!!
Meghan says
RICHMOND ME!
Richmond is the home of Jamestown, the first English settlement in the US!
domestiCate says
Richmond me! I don’t know much, but I’d love to learn more!
K80 says
Richmond Me!
jEFF says
I don’t know much about Richmond at all, but I would love to learn.
jan thompson says
RICHMOND ME!! I don’t know much about Richmond except it’s the capital of Virginia.
Adaena says
Richmond me! I know that Richmond has pockets of beautiful, historic homes. I used to watch a show about preserving some of these old beauties and was impressed by the lengths people went to save a rusty doorknob. Such a labor of love.
Bethany says
RICHMOND ME! And hmmm, let’s see … John & Sherry live there!! :)
Carrie t says
Richmond me!!! I don’t know much and what I do know is from your blog. it would be awesome to check it out!!
Courtney says
Richmond me! If I remember correctly, a lot of people incorrectly believe that the grand staircase at the Jefferson is the one from Gone With the Wind. It is not though.
Bob says
Richmond me!!!
I don’t know much about Richmond but I would love to find out more!
ellen kaak says
RICHMOND ME…. I would love to visit the city of younghouselove :-)
Gwen says
RICHMOND ME!!
My lifelong penpal lives there!
Amanda says
Richmond Me! I only know you live there and I’ve never been there.
Tasha says
RICHMOND ME!
I lived in Arlington VA for a couple months as an intern in D.C. but, still, the only thing I know about Richmond is that you two are there!
Alia says
RICHMOND ME! I know Richmond looks like a great place to visit. And of course, you guys live there!
Jess says
Richmond me to a place that’s the base for a great blog.
Ashley says
Richmond me!
I know nothing about Richmond besides that it is the capital of VA and your home. Would love to learn more though by visiting!
Ashley says
Richmond me!!!!
I would love to visit Richmond as I don’t know much about it!
Gwen says
RICHMOND ME! My penpal growing up now lives there.
Ginger says
RICHMOND ME!!!!
Virginia is for lovers, but I’m not sure what Richmond is for!
Rachel says
Richmond ME!!! All I know (very randomly… and I think you will appreciate this since you are both pop culture nerds also) about Richmond is that the creator of the old cartoon “Doug” was from Richmond and that a lot of the locations in the cartoon are inspired by Richmond. Haha. Quail man saves the day!!!
Seriously, would love to come see you in VA. :)
Karen says
Richmond me! You guys live there, so it must be pretty awesome!! :)
Carolyn says
Richmond me!!
My husband and I love Richmond. The Capital is beautiful, Monument Ave is awesome (love just strolling and looking at all the old houses), and it can’t be beat for Ciivil War history.
Good luck on your tour!!!
Carrie says
Richmond Me!
Its where ya’ll live and I’d love to visit!
Jill says
Richmond Me! All I know is it’s the state capital of VA. Great reason to visit right? So I can learn more about Richmond????
Alaina Jones says
Richmond Me!!
Richmond, VA: Home of “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Kristen says
Richmond me!! All I know is that its within an hour drive of Williamsburg, one of my favorite places on earth!! If Virginia is the home of a great place like Williamsburg, I can only imagine what Richmond would be like!!
Christina says
Richmond Me!!! Would love to be see the charm of Richmond first hand!