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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

  1. Paige says

    Richmond Me!
    I’m a born (St. Mary’s) and raised (east ender) Richmonder. And lived in Old Manchester while going to VCU. My husband is in the military so now we have to live in WA. We can’t wait to move back one day. And try to visit our families at home any chance we get!

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  2. Katie Davis says

    Richmond Me! I’ve never been to Richmond or VA. I would love to hear you guys speak and see your lovely city. Thanks for an awesome giveaway!!

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  3. Tracy K says

    Richmond Me! Did you know? In Richmond, snow typically remains on the ground only one or two days at a time, but recently remained as much as 16 days (January 30 to February 14, 2010).

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  7. Becky says

    Richmond Me!

    I don’t know much about Richmond besides it’s the capital of Virginia, but I’m sure I’ll learn more if I win the trip and can visit.

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  10. Melissa says

    RICHMOND ME!!!
    Fact: For me: it would be an absolute dream come true to get to visit Richmond! Also? I’m pretty sure you’ve told us it was made for Lovers?! :)

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  11. Amanda says

    RICHMOND ME, please!!!

    I don’t know much about Richmond (that it’s the capital). I know a bit
    more about Virginia as a whole. (Loyal WashPo reader here.)

    It definitely seems like a nice place to live, though!

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  15. Nancy says

    Richmond me! I know nothing about Richmond, except it it where you guys live. Would love to win this trip and visit.

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  16. KT says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Richmond is home to the hands-down, no-lie, you better believe it, best bloggers in the whole wide world…YoungHouseLove!

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  17. Kera says

    Richmond Me! I don’t know much about Richmond except that it has to be pretty cool for you guys to live there : )

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  19. Michelle says

    Richmond me!

    I’ve driven through Richmond once and was really impressed! Would love to spend some time there.

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  25. Allison says

    RICHMOND ME! All I really know about Richmond is that it’s about where I used to pick up 85 from 95 when driving from DE to NC :)

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  26. Emily says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that Richmond was one of the original settlement towns in the U.S. after Jamestown and that it is a beautiful beautiful city!

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  27. Kellye says

    Richmond Me! dThe only thing I know is Richmond is in Virginia and Virginia is mysteriously considered the south. Oh how I would love to come see your beautiful city…..

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  30. Courtney D says

    RICHMOND ME! Richmond hosts some great running events thru the center of the city-it is a great place to run- walk the trails-see the James River-and visit my sister in Mechanicsville! Thanks for a great give away!

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  32. Stacy says

    RICHMOND ME! The only thing I know about Richmond is that it looks beautiful in the pictures you post on your morning runs.

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  34. Susan C says

    RICHMOND ME!

    There’s a Hyatt hotel there that I stayed at as a kid. My dad works for Hyatt and gets free nights at any Hyatt in the world and in 33 years we only used 3 of those nights..in Richmond..oh and did I mention that Richmond is only 4 hours from where I grew up in Maryland? We are quite the adventurers!!

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  35. Stephanie Horn says

    RICHMOND ME …I just found out that the awesome 90s cartoon “Doug” had a bunch of locations and featured places named after things in Richmond because that’s where the creator was from. Weird!

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  37. Beth says

    Richmond ME!!! My in-laws lived there and I visited only a few times before they moved away. Seemed like a super cool city that I would love to visit again (without the in-laws!)

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  38. Erica says

    Richmond Me!

    Sad to say, I don’t know much about Richmond other than you live there, but I’d love to visit!

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  39. Brittany A. says

    RICHMOND ME!!! Honestly, the only thing I know about Richmond is it’s in Virginia…and from the looks of your blog, it has good home shopping.

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  40. Megan Van Leeuwen says

    RICHMOND ME! I actually know nothing about Richmond besides what I’ve learned here. However, I would love to learn all about it on a long weekend there! ;)

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  41. Ashley says

    RICHMOND ME!! I pretty much just know that it is the capital and where y’all live so I’d love to visit and find out more!

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  43. Sarah Carter says

    RICHMOND ME! My fact is this – my daughter (2) LOVES reading the Clara and Clara series and one very adorable Clara is in Richmond!

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  44. Rina Lucchese says

    Richmond me, please!
    The Virginia Capitol in Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson…pretty cool! I cheated and looked on the Visit Richmond site, but my husband and I would love the chance to learn about the area in person…and of course, and more importantly, see you guys!
    Ps. Thanks for what is one of my favorite blogs!

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  45. Kate M says

    RICHMOND ME!! The only thing I know about Richmond is that you are doing a book signing there, and I want to be there for it!

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  47. Angella says

    RICHMOND ME!!

    The best fact about Richmond is that it’s where my favorite blog authors live!

    What a cool giveaway for us readers – thanks for the shot! :)

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  48. Kate says

    Richmond me!

    Hmm… There’s not a whole lot I know about Richmond, other than that you guys obviously live there… I have a friend who lives near there, and another who is originally from around there, if that counts for anything!

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  49. SB says

    Richmond me!

    I can’t use this, but I’m hoping I could give this to my cousin as a honeymoon present. How fab would that be?

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