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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

  7. Heather says

    Richmond me!!!

    I know that Richmond is somewhere you both have definitely made me consider moving to just from your beautiful pictures alone! Maybe one day I will make it happen, seems like such a beautiful and happy place to live! :)

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  8. Emily says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I visited Richmond when I was a small child… and video-taped a few minutes of it… other than that, I don’t know much about it other than the fact that YOU live there :)

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  9. Lyndsey Coya says

    Richmond me! PLEASE! I know that Richmond was one of the capitals of the Confederacy during the Civil War. I am a major American History lover and I would love to visit! And meet you all of course!

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  10. Raquel says

    Richmond Me! I knew it was the capital and that you lived there. And then I recently read somewhere about it being voted Best River Town. So, yeah, it’s worth a visit. Oh, and a friends son has a new girlfriend from Richmond.

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  17. carrie says

    RICHMOND ME!!

    please, richmond me. the 3 facts i know are:
    1. i’ve never been there.
    2. you live there.
    3. i NEED to visit.

    thanks for the chance to enter~

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  19. Jenn R. says

    RICHMOND ME!!!!!!! What do I know about Richmond? You have way better thrift/goodwill/big box stores than I have. My hubby and I would love to check them out!

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  20. Megan Walsh says

    Richmond me!

    I know very little about Richmond, other than it’s the capital of Virginia. But, with all the wonderful things y’all are always saying about it, I’ve been wanting to visit!

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  21. Corbett Nelson says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I know Edgar Allan Poe considered Richmond his hometown and that is where his museum is!

    Love the four of you guys!

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  25. Tracy V. says

    Richmond Me, and my husband!!! I know Richmond woul be an awesome place for a weekend tip in November! :-)

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  26. Nora says

    Richmond Me! The govenor and his family actually live in the governor’s mansion, only one of two (I think) states where this is true!

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  30. Megan L says

    Richmond me!

    Heard Matt Lauer once hosted a local talk show there…sure he’s sad to have missed out on interviewing the Petersiks while in town!

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  31. Angie says

    Richmond me!

    I don’t know anything about Richmond except what I’ve read on your blog. I’d love to explore and find out more for myself:)

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  32. KN says

    Richmond me! I know that both of you live there. Also drive through there this summer the day after the big storms (around July 4th). Seemed lovely!

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  33. Stevie Sheets says

    Richmond ME!!

    Yes, I know you live there. Another fact – it’s also where my wonderful boyfriend and I flew to pick up his 4Runner that we drove back to FL. Wish we could have spent more than a day because what we saw was beautiful.

    Fingers crossed! :)

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  34. Laura says

    Richmond me!!!

    I know that one of my good friends is moving there soon, and I was so excited for her at the thought that she might run into you guys! I also promised to visit, so winning this trip would be perfect timing, and Thirdly it’s my birthday that week:-)

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  37. Patty says

    RICHMOND ME!
    I know it’s the capital and maybe I’ve been there once. I’m not sure, I’d have to ask my mom since it was way back in 1976 and I was in 6th grade. I do know that Virginia was one of the states that we hit during our Bicentennial tour of the East coast!

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  41. Cirilo says

    RICHMOND ME
    Never been but have heard great things about your city. Shout out to John and the other bros on YHL!

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  43. Julianne says

    Richmond Me! We visit out good friends who live right near VCU! I know that “Pasture” has the best fried pickles!

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  45. Kristen says

    Richmond me!
    Not only do John and Sherry live in Richmond but so do my mother and father in law as well as my brother and sister in law.

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  46. Jessica I. says

    Richmond me! And since I don’t know much about Richmond, I’ve consulted good old Mr. Google for this:
    Patrick Henry made his “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech in St. John’s Church in Richmond.
    Neat! :)

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  47. Cindy says

    Okay, there are two great things about Richmond and Virginia in general. One, the band Jesse Bolt is from Richmond (or Virginia) and they were an awesome band that played at Wrightsville Beach, NC and up and down the East Coast back in the late 70’s and early 80s. My girlfriends and I followed them (ummmmm…….guess you could say we were groupies) to Virginia Beach to see one of their shows. The other great thing about Virginia is ever popular slogan that I’ll never forget “Virginia is for Lovers”. True, cause my friends and I loved Jesse Bolt and we loved our trip to Virginia to see them play!!!

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  49. Jess says

    RICHMOND ME! For a fact: before West Virginia departed from Virginia, Richmond would have been its capitol too :-)

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  50. Katie m says

    Richmond me! You live there and that’s the best part! But I would like to check out the stores you always visit.

    Reply

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