***Uh oh – looks like we like we hit capacity on this post with over 10,000 comments! But this giveaway is closed anyways, so I guess it’s okay.***
It’s no secret that we love West Elm (we own two daybeds and a desk among other things from their store). So let’s just say that we’ll be mighty jealous of the person who wins this week’s FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR gift card there (four year blogiversaries are for big prizes, after all). And not that you asked, but if you need any help picking out what to buy – might we suggest some of these lurvely items below (Sherry had trouble picking just six things, so we added an extra row and went with nine):
Not only is West Elm helping us celebrate four years of blogging, they’re also celebrating the launch of their new blog Front & Main (named for the Brooklyn street corner where their original brick-and-mortar store sits). Front & Main actually officially launches next week, but they’re giving all of us a sneak peek today. Oh and if you scroll down a bit while you’re there, you might recognize some familiar faces…
- PRIZE: A $500 gift card to West Elm (!!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on THIS OTHER 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.
Jennifer M says
WEST ME some new bedding! (Please!)
In 2007 I saw my boyfriend off to Iraq, this year he is in Afghanistan, and it would be really awesome to have some new pretty bedding for when he returns home! Super love YHL!
Allison says
WEST ME! Hmm major differences since ’07: finished grad school, moved to a new apartment, became a married lady. Good stuff!
Rachel L. says
WEST ME!
4 years ago I became an “Adult. I graduated college, got hitched, moved to a new city, started my dietetic internship, etc… It was a year of CHANGES!
Rachel L. says
Oh, and since then, I started my full time job, & we have adopted 2 dogs & bought our first house!
Holly says
WEST ME!
I completed my doctoral degree, got married, I started a new job, we bought a house, we got puppies, and had little people! Crazy how much can change…
Amanda says
WEST ME!! oh please oh please oh please!!
Oh the changes… new job(s), new puppy, new house, got a hubby, and found Younghouselove!
Kristin Wilcox says
WEST ME please! So many changes since 2007, and all of them happy ones — new job, new apartment, new city, new boyfriend. Loving life right now.
Jessica says
WEST ME!!
Naomi says
WEST ME!
Like you guys, I got married in 2007, and since then, I’ve finished a Masters Degree, moved across the country, had a baby, and am now a stay at home mom.
Kacie says
WEST ME, please!
I am literally a different person than I was 4 years ago. Out of a job I hated (cried 4 days a week, not kidding) and doing something I love while still working on more degrees, and found my true calling in breast cancer fundraising. I was not proud of who I was in 2007. Now I am. It’s awesome.
jolene says
WEST ME!!
In 2007 I was living in a different state, in a different job. I have also gotten a dog since then. Big life changes!
Carmela says
“WEST ME!” I lurve me some West Elm!
What’s different since 2007? I got married, have home, a real career, and now expecting our first little bean!
Andrea says
WEST ME (please)!
Since 2007 I had a baby, relocated to a different state and have a new home to redecorate! Congrats on 4 yrs of blogging!
Renee says
WEST ME, Please! Since 2007, after 6.5 years of being single again, I fell in love and remarried! We’re blissfully happy, if not sometimes a bit overwhelmed at blending families and homes!
Mandy says
WEST ME, WEST ME, WEST ME!
Since 2007, I married a wonderful man, said goodbye to my mom, and rekindled a relationship with my sister and father. <3
Kate says
West me!
I’ve moved to California and back, am in a new city, a new relationship, and looking for a new job! Lots of big changes with some more to come…
Kat says
West Me! In 2007 I was a single undergrad living in a 300 square feet studio. Now I’m well on my way to that Dr. title, planning a wedding and shopping for our first home!
Brooke says
West Me!!!
Pretty much my whole life has changed since this time in 2007. Next month is my 4 year wedding anniversary, and since then we moved in together in an apartment, bought a house, got a dog, changed jobs, and are now expecting a baby. Who knew 4 years was such a long time?!
Loves me some West Elm. :)
Macy Dawn says
WEST ME! I graduated from college in 2007. I’m now married and have moved from the Northwest to the Southeast. Big changes that have made me VERY happy!
Megan R says
WEST ME!
2007 was just the start for my husband and I, as we were married that year, bought a house, and now two kids later plus one due any day! Wouldn’t change a thing.
Jessie D says
WEST ME! In 2007 I was about to graduate college…now I’m married and have a job!
Wanda says
“West Me”
Let’s see since 2007…major moves and changes and a wonderful old/new home that would greatly benefit from some west elming! thanks for the great give-a-way!
Allie says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, my world has completely changed. I graduated college at the end of 2007, and since then I have:
Moved 10 hours away from home, married my best friend, adopted two adorable corgis, and now we are in the process of buying our first home :)
Shannon says
WEST ME!
In the last four years, I gained a husband, a baby, a house, and a new job, but lost my dad.
Stacie M. says
WEST ME please!!!
In 2007, I had only been in my home for 1 year well now that’s it’s been 5 years, I prefer a comfortable house instead of a perfect house. Design wise I have completely changed.
Lindsay says
WEST ME! Everything is new since 2007, since that is when I graduated from college. New job, new house in 2010, new boyfriend, new dog. Life is good!
Susan Richardson says
WEST ME!!
In 2007 I was just a wee gal in college. Sophomore year I think? Now I am working and married! whoo! Does life fly by or what? Happy 4 years!
Shannon says
West me!!
We have a 16 month old daughter and are in our 2nd house:) we have a wish list for West Elm!!
Sarah says
West Me!
Wow 4 years time and I’m now out of school, new job, new tattoo, engaged and living with my fiance in our own home with our two children/dogs haha.
Marie says
WEST ME!
Man, in 2007, I was still in law school. Now, I’m out, graduated, passed the bar, worked at my first job, and left it. Oh, and I got married, and bought a house. That is a crazy busy four years!
Alex P says
West Me!
Moved twice, new job, got married…
Courtney says
WEST ME!!!
in 2007 i had a boyfriend. i now have a husband! in 2007 i was renting. i now own a house! 2007 already feels like a lifetime ago :-)
Alexis Fallon says
WEST ME Please!!!! In 2007, I was a recent college grad with no cle why my decorative style was. Now, I’m working full time, living in a house I love and decorating like crazy!!
Amy says
WEST ME!
In 2007 I was half way through grad school. So much has changed namely I am not longer in graduate school – YAY! Now I have a job and you a life that does not involve studying and writing papers all the time. :)
Kaelynn says
WEST ME!
Sheesh…in 2007 I had just been dumped, which turned out to be the best thing ever since I met my current fiancee a year later. Now wedding planning!
Zoe Selva says
WEST ME!
In 2007 we were living in a 350 sqft studio on the beach. Now we live in a 1954 fixer upper with our two babbies (a lab mix & american bulldog)
Melissa Irvin says
WEST ME, please!
I started a new job at the end of 2007. Everything else has pretty much been status quo. Booooorrrinnggg!!!
Salina Cole says
West Me, puh-leeeez!
2007 – wow, almost nothing is the same as it was then. Then: I lived in the LES with a roommate in a shoebox apartment, doing a job I mostly loathed. Now: I live in Brooklyn with my boyfriend, and have since changed careers (hello creative side of advertising) and enjoy life a lot more. :)
Meredith says
WEST ME!
Wow, my whole life has changed! Since 2007, I finished graduate school, started my first real job, got a dog, met and married my husband (who also had a dog), moved into our home, and repainted the whole thing!
Monica says
WEST ME please!! I think the biggest difference from ’07 to now is that I appreciate that I’m not going where I think I’m going. It seems inevitable to get sidetracked along the way, so I’m allowing myself to get sidetracked and enjoying every minute!
Cara says
WEST ME!!
Plenty of changes in the past four years, moved cross country twice and had three job changes. But most importantly, met and married my husband. Oh, and got a pup too!
Julie says
WEST ME!
We were getting ready for the arrival of baby girl #1!
Maddie says
WEST ME! Please! I need a new couch! :)
I graduated from college in 2007…I lived on the other side of the country and worked a temp-job. Now I’m an east coaster with a husband and a full time 9-5 :) And much darker hair!
Jessica O says
WEST ME! In 2007 I bought my first house in June and got married in August!
Renee says
WEST ME please!!!
Since 2007 I have graduated college, gotten a job, married and bought a house and have a little bean or beanette on the way!
Sarah says
WEST ME!!
New house, state, marriage….etc!
Sara says
WEST ME!
New job, new residence, same (though now live-in) boyfriend. :)
Allen says
WEST ME!
Hmmm, 2 kids, new time zone, 2 home purchases, new job — you name it and things have changed since 2007.
Jyl says
WEST ME!!!
Since 2007 I’ve gotten married, bought my first house with my husband, renovated it all on our own (one room to go!), and left my job to work for his company! Whew!
Since we’re celebrating 4 years this week though, I thought I’d share a funny story: On our very first date, my now husband said to me “Just so you know, I have a four year rule. I have to date someone for four years before we get married.” On December 14, 2008, exactly four years to the day that we officially became a couple, we were married. Yay for fours!
Kristen says
WEST ME! I wasn’t sure if singing was really my thing back in 2007, now I’m a voice performance major and haven’t regretted it yet…
Elise says
WEST ME! Everything is different! Graduated from college, moved to the East Coast, started a new job, quit that job, moved back to the mid-west, got my dream job, got married, life is good! :)