***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.
Marisa says
RICHMOND ME!
Shanna says
RICHMOND ME! I know it’s the capital of VA, that’s about it :)
Stephanie says
RICHMOND ME! I knew it was the capital of VA.
Michelle says
Richmond me! I know it’s the capital of Virginia and I can’t wait to learn more!
Laura says
Richmond Me! Never been… but would LOVE to be there!
Bryan says
RICHMOND ME… I hear it’s where you’re from
Jolissa says
RICHMOND ME!! I don’t know a whole bunch about Richmond, so I would be thrilled to win a trip, learn more about Virginia in general, and get a chance to see my two most favorite Virginia citizens!!
Alicia says
Richmond Me!
I don’t know much about Richmond but I’d love to visit!
Megan R says
RICHMOND ME! I have to be honest, I don’t know much about it, other than it’s the home to you guys! I love traveling and would love to visit it!
Carrie Z. says
Richmond me!
One of my best friends in the WHOLE WORLD lives there…yes, that’s a fact :) I’d LOVE to meet you and see her. We’ve been friends since age 12 and now we’re 27 and live 14 hours away..boo hoo :( She got to meet you earlier this year. Now I’d love the honor!
Audrey says
Richmond Me!
I’ll I know about it is that ya’ll live there… and a few of our friends! It’s one city that everyone I know that lives there thinks is pretty awesome!
Laura S says
Richmond Me! I don’t know anything about Richmond, but I would love to learn more in person!
Angela says
Richmond Me!
It looks like its a beautiful city!
Emily Anderson says
Richmond ME! All I know is that’s where you two live and that’s it’s a lovely place and that I’d love to visit!
Erin says
RICHMOND ME!
All I remember of Richmond (when we used to roll through on the way to my Grandmother’s house) is a big Marlboro billboard that was always there…
Jennifer says
RICHMOND ME! How fun!!
Didn’t know this already, but I just learned that Richmond is an independent City and not part of any County. Pretty cool!
shauntelle says
Richmond Me!
Before your blog, all I knew about Richmond was that it was the capital. Now I know about the river, and all the amazing places you write about in your blog!
Kristy says
Hey Ya’ll!
Richmond Me PUUULEASEEEE! :)
I know its 44 miles west of Williamsburg. I love reading your blog! You’ve really inspired me to spruce up my pad and make it “me”. :)
Melora says
Richmond Me!!!
Per Google Maps, Richmond is 1 hour 56 min from Crystal City… where I used to live :). Wish I had known about you then!!
Erin says
Richmond Me!
I really know nothing about Richmond! Isnt that awful?! My husband’s company has actually talked about opening a new location in Richmond, so I would love to learn more about it!
Elise says
RICHMOND ME
I really don’t know anything about Richmond, but I would just love the chance to visit and learn a whole lot!
AmandaK says
Richmond me! I’ve recently learned that Richmond is home to some great and unique shopping. I’ve never been there, but would so love to visit!!
Nikki Miller says
RICHMOND ME!
I really only know that there is a lot of history in Richmond. Some of my family used to live there. And I know that it was named after a town near London (also where some of my family lived). From all the pictures I’ve seen, Richmond sure does seem beautiful.
caitlin says
Richmond Me!!
Pretty sure all the facts I have learned about Richmond come from you guys! Neat!
Alicia P says
RICHMOND ME!
It is the capital of Virginia and home to my favorite bloggers!
Shannon says
RICHMOND ME! I don’t know much about Richmond. Would love to visit though :)
Annie says
RICHMOND ME please!
I know that Richmond is one city that I never got to explore when I lived in VA (last 3 years of high school + a few summers in college). I visited it for a high school robotics competition, and we dropped my little brother off at VCU for a summer camp, but I have not visited it in my adult life.
Jennifer I. Walker says
RICHMOND ME…because I can visit and pretend to be BFF’s with Sherry and John and Clara and Burger, instead of what I actually am — a blog stalker. :)
christina spargo says
Richmond me I know you live nearby So excited for the both of you
Zane says
Richmond Me!
You all live there is about all I know! We’ve driven through a few times but never really have had time to stop and enjoy it. But I’d like to!
Mindy B. says
RICHMOND ME!
Haven’t been out of the midwest but it looks like an awesome place to visit! Especially in the Autumn!
Lyndsey says
Richmond me! I only associate Richmond with you guys!
Angela says
RICHMOND ME! I know it’s where I want to be! :D
s says
RICHMOND ME and I think everything I know about Richmond I just learned from reading your blog!
Kate D. says
Richmond me!
Annette says
RICHMOND ME!!!! I know that it’s a beautful place that i would love to put on my “visited” list! And of course, that you guys live there!
Sylvie says
Richmond Me!
Umm – you guys live there which makes it awesome!
Melissa says
RICHMOND ME!
Richmond is not only home of the Petersiks, but the Spiders! :)
Ange says
richmond me! All I know about richmond is that i want to go there!
Carrye says
Richmond Me! I’m from North Carolina, so I would definitely have to convince my family to meet me up there for the weekend if I won!
Laura says
Richmond me! I don’t know a thing about Richmond, but that’s a great reason to go there!
s says
RICHMOND ME! And I learned it all from this ost!
emmy A says
RICHMOND ME!
I really don’t know anything about Richmond other than you live there…but this would be a great chance to learn!
Jen says
Richmond Me! I know that Richmond is very pretty city based on all the morning run Instagram pics!
Becky says
Richmond Me!
You all live there– and it’s not too far away from my grandson (in Portsmouth, VA!)
Jenna at Homeslice says
Richmond me! I know NOTHING about Richmond, but now’s a great time to learn, don’t you think? :)
Andrew Diaz says
Richmond me! Richmond is home to one of 12 federal reserve banks. Hope I win! My girlfriend is a huge fan of yours!
Cindi says
Richmond me! I know nothing about Richmond except that you live there & so it must be wonderful!
Kate Johnson says
RICHMOND ME!
Yeah, I don’t know a single thing about Richmond… besides that it is where you live and it is the capital. That’s why I need to go. :)
Kristen says
RICHMOND ME!
I knew that Richmond was the Capitol and has a suburb called Mechanicsville. Can’t wait to learn more!