***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Well, after a blog-busting (literally) 18,018 entries across two posts (the first one got overloaded after reaching 10,680 entries so we had to start a second one) we finally have one lucky winner in what has become our biggest giveaway to date. In case anyone was worried about how this would all be tallied, we used random.org to generate a random number between 1 and 18,018 and located the comment that correlated with that number across both posts (although you guys can no longer access the comments on the first post, they’re all visible to us in our WordPress dashboard, so we were also able to confirm that our winner did not have any duplicate entries as we always do). So let’s get to the good news: the winner of a $500 West Elm gift card is… CATHERINE (who must be a Richmonder because she, like us, is sad that our local Short Pump West Elm store is no longer open). Congrats Catherine – and happy shopping! Not that we’re jealous. Wait, we are.
Wow, so apparently we hit comment capacity on our big $500 blogiversary giveaway from West Elm. We didn’t even know that could happen! It appears that the original post is too overloaded to accept any more comments, but the ones that were entered will still be counted (so please don’t enter again on this one if you already entered that one or your entries will be invalidated).
We’ve created this post to continue accepting new entries (from folks who didn’t enter the first one) until the giveaway ends at 8pm EST on Wednesday, September 21st OR when this post reaches 10,000 comments, whichever comes first. To recap, we’ve included the entry instructions and details below.
- PRIZE: A $500 gift card to West Elm (!!) courtesy of their new blog Front & Main
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “WEST ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …since we’re celebrating starting our blog four years ago, tell us how your world is different than it was in 2007. Do you live in a new place? Have a new job? Are you in a new relationship? Or maybe you just have a new hairdo or tattoo?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 21st at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- 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 weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of West Elm.
Spenser says
WEST ME!!
Since 2007 I… graduated college, lived in Europe for 3 months, bought a house, got a dog, got engaged/married!
Cathy D says
West me!!
In 2007 I met David. Since then, I bought a house, quit my job (yes, in that order), started a new career, got a puppy, and got engaged! I will marry David on Oct. 7 of this year.
What a fabulous giveaway! Congrats on 4 years!
jenn says
WEST ME!
Four years ago this week I was desperately pleading with my obstetrician to let me hold off on going to the hospital to make it to my baby shower! My daughter was born on 9/24/07 after crazy weeks & months of pre-ecclampsia, starting a new job, moving to a new apartment, and being a pregnant, plus-sized matron-of-honor in my sister’s wedding. 2007 was EASILY the craziest year of my adult life to date!
Kim says
WEST ME (Please!)
What’s new since 2007? Well the more efficient question would be what’s the same since ’07 since pretty much EVERYTHING has changed. Met the love of my life (we actually started dated 7/7/07), got married, moved, changed jobs, been through all sorts of crazy adventures and will be moving again shortly :)
erin says
WEST ME!!! It’s amazing how much can change in 4 years, We bought our first home in another state, because hubby got out of the military, we started renovating our home, our little guy got an autism diagnosis, so we are working on helping him with therapies etc, and we had baby girl!!!
alicia says
WEST ME, PLEASE!!! Since 2007 I have graduated from college, started a new job, gotten married, moved into a new house (that could def use some upgrades from West Elm!) :)
Erica says
WEST ME!
New job, new home, new boyfriend…
2011 is much better than 2007!
Andrea Capoccia says
WEST ME!
Three years ago I never thought I would want a baby. Now I’m very excited at the prospect!
PS Clara is such a sweetie pie, love her.
Ashley says
WEST ME!! In 2007, I was in college, living the good life without a care in the world. Now I’m married, working full time, and have a 15 month old. Still living the good life, just a little differently :)
Macey says
WEST ME!! We got a surprise second baby 2 years ago!
Cathleen Pearson says
WEST ME
In 2007 my husband, 1 year old and I moved to NC from CA. We’ve since had 2 more kids and bought a house and bought and sold 2 cars.
Erin in NoVA says
WEST ME!
So many new things! New dog, newly engaged, new tattoo…
Amy says
West Me!
What hasn’t changed! Got married, had a baby, changed jobs, bought a house, and am pregnant with wee one #2. Seems as if the only constant IS change!
Tiersa says
WEST ME!!!! In the past four years we’ve moved into a new house (which is still a progess in work in terms of decorating) and had a baby!
Brittany says
West me…love West Elm! Changed jobs, got hitched, and bought our first house. Thank my lucky stars everyday for the changes in my life over the last 4 years.
Kelly says
WEST ME! My fiance at the time & I planned a wedding, got married and bought a house together (that we’re now renovating)!
Kathleen says
New career path, new life!
Katherine says
WEST ME!
Let’s see.. I’ve moved four times. I changed jobs twice. I’ve gone camping once (eek!). I’ve eaten snails.
What a grand adventure. :)
Haley @ Nick&Haley says
WEST ME! I was a sophomore in college, living in a different state, and not married!
Brandie S. says
WEST ME!
We bought our first place at the end of 2007 and have been renovating it ever since (with our now 3-year-old Aussie supervising each project) :)
Linda Nguyen says
WEST ME.two baies, two houses!
Danielle says
WEST ME!! I’ve graduated with a masters degree, moved to a city I never planned on, got married and now own a house. Holy cow, that’s a lot that I never realized! So thankful.
Betsy says
WEST ME!
I have gotten married, bought a house, adopted a wonderful dog named Oscar, and we are about to rent an empty loft downtown (for a work assignment in another city) – we will need more furniture and accesories – pronto! :)
Joee says
WEST ME!!!!
I moved and have a new house!
Barbie says
West Me!
In the last 4 years I have bought my first home and completely gutted the inside of it. Now I need to furnish it. The West Elm gift card would come in very handy!!
Ashley says
West ME!!!
So much has change! Graduated from college, moved in with bf, got a dog, got a job, can’t keep up!
Erin says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, I have graduated from law school and started a new job, gotten engaged and married, and bought my first house!
Jodi says
WEST ME!
I am a mommy to a beautiful three year old girl and a handsome one year old boy:)
Brit says
WEST ME!!! In four years, my life has multiplied and grown (just like your blog!) My (now) husband and I moved from apartment to house, got married and had two babies!
Suzanne says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, I’ve gotten married, moved to Nashville, gotten a new job, adopted a cat and a dog, AND have a new hairdo. :)
Thanks!
Katie says
WEST ME!
In 2007, I was graduating high school. NOW, I’m a college graduate working FOR a college and living on my own.
Keresa says
“WEST ME”
I have a 8 month old boy and a new house that we are constantly working on!
Abigail says
West Me!
Let’s see….I had an infant, now 4 year old and I didn’t have my 6 month old son. We lived an hour east of RIC, and didn’t own our home. I hadn’t started working at my current job yet. Crazy what a difference four years makes!
Will says
WEST ME!
Moved to Phoenix, Started Architecture Grad School, Lots of New friends, No new tattoos… yet!
mish says
West ME!!
New job and got engaged!!
Joy says
WEST ME!
New job and I’m redecorating my condo!
Sarah says
West Me! New house and baby on the way…
Becca Ledbetter says
WEST ME!
I got married since 07!
Ashley Draper says
WEST ME!!!!! In the past 4 years my brother passed away, never thought I would be okay until I found the love of my life, we are now married, we just bought a puppy and a house within the last 6 months. I also have a new job and car. So pretty much everything in my life has changed, but it was all for the better!
Colleen says
WEST ME!
Since 2007 I have graduated college, started working full-time, bought a house built in 1924 (quite the project), and married the love of my life!!!
Whew…. is it 2012 yet?!
Kerry says
WEST ME!!! I started and completed my Masters degree, got engaged, bought a house, and got married- just to name a few :-)
Jane says
West me! My boyfriend and I have a dog of our own!
Megan Hansen says
WEST ME!!! I moved to Indiana, have a new job and am getting married in July!
Whitney says
West Me! I just got married, bought a new house and quit my super stressful job :)
Kristin says
WEST ME!
A lot has changed for me since 2007! I’ve been married for five years, at my job for four, finished my BA, and now have a bouncing one year old lil girl. Life is good =)
Sarah says
WEST ME! I live in a new place, have a new job, and a bunch of new friends!
Polly says
WEST ME!!
Lindsey says
WEST ME!!!!!
Since 2007 I have graduated college, started working toward a masters degree and am now newly engaged. Big changes!! (and the apartment could use some west elm lovin)
Jason Jordan says
WEST ME.
NEW CAREER, NEW TOWN, NEW FRIENDS, NEW (OLD) HOME AND AN AMAZING GIRLFRIEND.
Jordan says
WEST ME!
I’ve graduated from college, gotten married, bought an old house and got a dog. Wow a lot has changed in that time!