***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.
Lori says
WEST ME, omg West Me please!
Since 2007, I have graduated, started a career, moved across the country and got married! 2007 seems like a lifetime ago!
Elsa says
WEST ME! In 2007 I was single. A year later I met my wonderful boyfriend and we are expecting our first child in 5 weeks!
Ashley says
WEST ME!
PLEASE :)
Hope says
It was the year 2007 when I met the amazing man who is now my Husband. Since then we have moved, bought our first home, and adopted our first pet dog. :)
Letty says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, I have a new job, went from single to engaged, from renter to homeowner, and from not knowing what a blog was to seriously addicted! (YHL was my first!)
Brooke says
WEST ME!!
Wow, in 2007 i was a newlywed and finishing up my degree. Now I have a new job as a happy (and tired) mom of 2!
Erin says
WEST ME!!!!
Since 2007 I have gotten married, got a dog, moved, and now I need glasses.
Julie (from Pocketful of Joules) says
WEST ME!
I feel like my entire life has changed in the last few months, even more so in the last four years. Just some highlights: insanely awesome husband, new vehicles, just sold our house (so packing now), starting a family, changing jobs, etc.
Amy Lambert says
WEST ME!
Everything! I own my own biz, got married, have 2 dogs and life is good.
Candice H says
WEST ME! =)
I love my life now. In 2007 I was in college, living in a nice apartment with 2 other girls. But now, I’m working and living with my boyfriend in our wonderful townhouse. We have a dog and two cats and I wouldn’t trade any of it!
Kristen says
WEST ME!!! thanks for the great giveaway!
In 2007, I was a sophomore in college, now I’m married and live in a different state!
jenny l says
west me!
Megan says
WEST ME!
Everything has changed since 2007! I have a new job, same house but it looks completely different thanks to DIY projects, I got married, and am now expecting our first baby!
Jessica D. says
WEST ME!
Since 2007 I married my best friend, bought our first house, and have started making it a home. :)
Britney says
WEST ME!
In 2007 I was a junior in college, going on year 2 of dating my boyfriend…I have since graduated and married said boyfriend (our 2 year anniversary is today!)
Angela says
WEST ME, I’ve met the love of my life since 2007!
Jennifer Stuart says
WEST ME!
In 2007 I was just starting my senior year of undergrad. I think my biggest concern at the time was the bug infestation that prevented my roomies and I from moving into our campus apartment on time.
Since then, I have graduated, started my own company, moved twice, got engaged, bought a house, and got married to name a few minor life changes.
Miriam Oakley says
WEST ME! Please! :)
I was single and living with my parents!
Katie says
WEST ME!!! Since 2007 I’ve gotten married, moved (twice), new job & become a mother!
Alexis says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, I moved cross-country, got a new job and have a brand new house. Lots of changes!
karebear304 says
West Me please!
Happy blogiversary to you! My life is very different than in 2007 – I’m married, living in a new state, working a different job, etc., etc. What a difference 4 years can make!
Maritel says
WEST ME!
4 years ago, I got engaged and was planning our wedding in Hawaii…fast forward years later…I changed jobs, we bought a house, and have a baby boy due this December!
Amber C. says
WEST ME!!!
…and 2007 was so much different! I had just graduated college, and had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Now I’m in graduate school, doing very well, and engaged to my best friend!
Mary says
WEST ME!!
In 2007 I was a freshly married renter. In 2011 I’m happily still married, mother of a 6 month old and plugging away at renovating our dream home.
happy blogiversary!
Ashley says
West me! Four years ago I was living in a townhouse of 24 girls in downtown DC and job hunting… Now I have my dream job and a studio apartment all to myself!
Lacey says
WEST ME! Well this time in 2007 I had barely been married to my hubs for a year… Now, we’ve got a 2 and a half year old girl, a baby on the way, and a 1960’s brick ranch. I guess I’d say we’re a lot busier than in good ole ’07!
KathyB says
WEST ME
Since 2007 I have a new town, job, husband and son. It’s been a busy four years!
Loni says
WEST ME! Four years, four big changes…marriage, first house, puppy, baby. Happy blogiversary! I’m already loving this week’s celebratory posts. :)
Sarah says
“West Me”
Life dramatically changed in 2007…my sister was murdered that October when she answered a babysitting ad on Craigslist. Since then, though, we have risen from the ashes–my brother got married and my husband and I had a baby. New life indeed.
Michelle says
WEST ME! Oh heavens, since 2007 I’ve finished grad school, met and married my husband, moved three times…the list goes on. Change is a good thing!
Andrea Watts says
West me and help me with my house!
Sasha says
WEST ME!
In 2007 I was in a new relationship and discovering my “post-college” self.
Jon says
WEST ME
Lacy Dailey Farmer says
WEST ME! Lots of things have changed since 2007! Most importantly I am now a wife and mother.
Ingrid says
WEST ME!!!
Since 2007, I packed up and moved thousands of miles from the city I’d always called home. I’m still trying to cope being away from the east coast!
Krista says
WEST ME!!! Pretty Please!
In 2007 I had just started dating the guy I am now married to!
Tina says
WEST ME! :)
in 2007 i thought i wanted to be a graphic designer and i was designing wedding invitations and am now a professional photographer with my own business and loving it! no more graphic design, and much happier. ;)
Paige says
WEST ME!
Maria says
WEST ME
Biggest change would have to be living in a big city instead of the burbs. We love our home (and love west elm!)
Heather says
West Me up Scottie!!!
Hmm. Past four years … let’s see … I have graduated from veterinary school, completed a grueling 1 year internship, had my heart broken by the love of my life, moved into my own rental with no savings, worked hard, lived cheap, and saved for a down payment, searched for a place for 6 months, had a prolonged and contentious closing, but THRILLED to be living alone in my first home, kicking ass in my career, DIM-ing all over the place (DIM = do it MYself) =)
Kelsey says
WEST ME!!
In 2007 I was living on an island for the summer escaping the craziness that was Virginia Tech after the shooting.
Now I’m graduated, have a dog, an awesome condo, a 9-5 job, a cute live-in boyfriend, and some amazing stories from the journey to get to where I am now.
Erin says
West Me!!!
Since 2007, We bought our first house and got two adorable doggies!
Oksana says
WEST ME!
Since 2007? Let’s see… in 2008 I met my husby and we got married, in 2009 our daughter was born, in 2010 we bought our first house. SO, ye – my life changed quite a bit since 2007 :)
Ruhiyyih Rose says
WEST ME!
In 2007 I was living in DC and single. Now I am living in the other Washington and very happily married! Huge changes, happy ones :)
Happy Blogoversary!
Leilani says
WEST ME!
Since 2007- we have added another baby to the fam, and moved from our home in the midwest all the way across the Pacific Ocean. New job, new home, new adventures!
Melinda says
West me please!!
What isn’t different from 2007?!?
I moved two states, worked five very different jobs (personal assistant, layout editor, barista, carriage driver, marketing assistant), transferred schools, graduated school, bought a new car, met the love of my life, got engaged (married March next year), and, um, probably lots of other things I am forgetting. lol
tara or some call me "a rat" says
West Me!!
2007-Same ol thing as now except we have since built a house, and got 2 weiner dogs!!
Andrea Watts says
I have nothing new but more pounds lol!
Cher says
WEST ME! in 2007, I was gainfully underemployed in the cornfields of Indiana. 4 years and 250 miles later and I’m happily living in Chicago…no cornfields in sight!
Rebecca says
west me!
I got married and got a new job!