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Fab Freebie: Richmond Or Bust!

***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.

RVATrip 1 Airfare

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.

RVATrip 2 Jefferson Hotel

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).

RVATrip 3 R Home For The Holidays

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.

RVATrip 4 Boathouse

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).

RVATrip 5 Stores

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.

RVATrip 6 Museums

  • 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.

Comments

  2. Theresa Granados says

    Richmond Me – I don’t know much about Richland except for the fact that I want to be there with my husband and enjoy this amazing, fantastic giveaway!! And to see you both at the book signing would be fan-tab-u-lous!!

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  7. Liz says

    Richmond me! Well I know it’s in the south… And you guys live there…and it was the Capitol of the confederacy (right? I think…. )

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  8. Thaddaeus Caldwell says

    RICHMOND ME!
    Richmond was the capitol of the confederate states of America and was the home of one of the only iron works in the south during the civil war.

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  10. Betsy says

    Richmond Me!
    For some reason I’ve know that Richmond is full of
    History. Maybe from School….I’d love to find out.
    Thanks for such a nice giveaway.

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  12. Heather S. says

    RICHMOND ME! Random fact: The state capitol building in Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson and gives free tours on Sundays (at least they did 3 years ago when I was there!).

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  13. LARY@ Inspiration Nook says

    RICHMOND ME!!!!

    Every time I hear Richmond,VA I smile and think of you guys. Even while watching an episode of “House Hunters” just because it was your town HAHA Winning this will be simply AMAZING!

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  16. kim says

    Richmond me. please!
    I no nothing about Richmond except that you live there. Would love to no more…..firsthand :)

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  23. Heather says

    Richmond me! The city used to have something called the tacky Christmas tour, which involved the local news listing all the houses that had over the top decorations. My family used to drive around and look at all the houses each year. It was awesome. I think it’s now called the Holiday House tour, but I haven’t been back to Richmond in years, so I’m not sure. Regardless, I’ve found nothing else like it!

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  24. Kate Leonard says

    RICHMOND ME!!! You guys live there! And it’s south of me. And that’s all I know. : )

    Can’t wait to check it out and meet you guys!

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  25. Bethany says

    Richmond Me!!
    My mom went to college there! And the only reason she chose that school was because she said Richmond was so beautiful! So, clearly I need to win to see this beauty. :)

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  26. Kristine S. says

    Richmond me! Like a lot of people, most of what I know about your fair city is from you guys. One thing I know is that my friend’s fiancé is from there, and his family has an amazing recipe for pistachio Bundt cake.

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  27. OMG-YHL says

    RICHMOND ME!
    Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe “Richmond” means “Home of Young House Love” in French.

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  29. Megan L says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War AND I’ve always wanted to visit!!

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  32. Jen W says

    Richmond me! Would love to come and check out the glass exhibit (former glassblower before kids) and my husband is a huge architecture buff, which leads me to my Richmond fact: the capitol building was designed by Thomas Jefferson.

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  33. Julie Johnson says

    Richmond me!

    I know that there is a pretty cool science center there and that it is about 2 hours from James Madison University. GO DUKE DOGS!! : )

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  35. Aaron says

    Richmond ME! Richmond was also the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War, surprised you didn’t know that. (Sorry, Tommy Boy reference).

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  44. Courtney says

    RICHMOND ME! Everything I know about Richmond I learned from you, but I’m most jealous of all the little fairs and markets that you post about. That and being right by a river!

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  46. Diane says

    Richmond me!

    This is a fact – I used to travel to Richmond on business but my expense allowance didn’t cover the Jefferson!

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  49. erica says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I know my best friend lived there before moving to Savannah and she absolutely loved it. She raved about the Boathouse! I do know that Richmond is a river town and more so because of the YHL instagram feed! Richmond also had the first successful street railway transit.

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