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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. christie dehoff says

    RICHMOND ME! i know there is a cool highway that runs through downtown. it seems as though you are at eye level with rooftops!

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  7. mary anne fields says

    RICHMOND ME!! Richmond is home to the Historic 17th Street
    Farmers’ Market. I’ve never been to Richmond, but would love to go!

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  8. Jackie V. says

    Richmond ME!!

    And I know that Richmond is an independent city that isn’t part of a county, something that’s super rare outside of Virginia. So cool!

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  10. Evee M says

    “RICHMOND ME”
    Don’t know much about Richmond, other than you live there. I was actually there once in on a school trip to Washington D.C. when I was in high school, but I don’t remember much.

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  17. margaret says

    Richmond me. Richmond was the midway point the other half and i. spent weekends together while he lived in North Carolina and I was in DC. This was how spent our first wedding anniversary.

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  18. Betsy says

    RICHMOND ME!!!

    One fact I know about Richmond is that it is where I spent 2 years of grad school (VCU School of Social Work….holla!) and where my now husband and I truly learned the meaning of love. We had just graduated college and I went straight to grad school. We maintained a long distance relationship with weekend visits in my little apartment, growing together and realizing this was the real things. Would love to come back with our kids for a visit!!

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  23. Kristie Bell says

    RICHMOND ME! One fact is that I’ve only been there once and didn’t get to see enough … so would love to come to your book tour!

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  24. Brett says

    RICHMOND ME! It’s my hometown (sort of). I grew up in Mechanicsville and attended VCU. While in college I worked at a little Christian bookstore downtown called Logos and also an ad agency called Rightminds…unfortunately neither of these places are still in buiness. I haven’t been back to visit since my parents moved almost 2 years ago. I would love to visit!

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  25. Andrea says

    RICHMOND ME!!

    One fact I know about Richmond is that it is an independent city, and not part of any county! :)

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  26. Jessica B. says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I know next to nothing about it, which is why I’d love to win this trip and get to know the city!

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  33. Christina D says

    RICHMOND ME!!!!! The only thing I really know is that it’s in Virginia & you guys live there (and seem to love it!)!!! :)

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  35. Crystal Alexander says

    Richmond me!!!!! Is there a street called Monument Ave? My brother lived there shortly and I think I remember that .

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  37. Becky Mathias says

    Richmond me!!! All I know, is it’s a beautiful place to live and reading your blog makes me want to move there! So many fun things to do!

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  38. Stefani says

    RICHMOND ME! The only thing I know about Richmond is that y’all live there and it’s apparently awesome!

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  40. Mandy says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I know that the movie “Hannibal” was filmed partially in Richmond. Also, Hannibal was the first R-rated movie I ever saw. Kind of a weird fact to know, but hey, that’s what you get from a movie buff :)

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  44. Kent says

    Richmond ME! Hi guys, I can’t wait to meet you! I’ve already preordered your book and can’t wait to read it. I’m relatively new to your blog but have instantly fallen in love with it! My boyfriend and I are going to be moving at the end of this month and I can’t wait to decorate our new place and try out some of your ideas.
    I know you guys live in a beautiful home in Richmond, other than that, a bunch of facts here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia ;-)

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  46. Amanda says

    Richmond me! I know that a famous speech was delivered in Richmond durning the late 18th C. by Patrick Henry, helping to spark the revolution. I know, I know….nerd alert!

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  48. Brandie says

    RICHMOND ME!!! I know absolutely nothing about Richmond except its location on a map. I want to go to there.

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  50. Elise C says

    Richmond me! All I know about Richmond is that it’s an awesome city in our neighbor to the north that I need to learn more about!

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