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Fab Freebie: West In Show (Continued)

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***

Well, after a blog-busting (literally) 18,018 entries across two posts (the first one got overloaded after reaching 10,680 entries so we had to start a second one) we finally have one lucky winner in what has become our biggest giveaway to date. In case anyone was worried about how this would all be tallied, we used random.org to generate a random number between 1 and 18,018 and located the comment that correlated with that number across both posts (although you guys can no longer access the comments on the first post, they’re all visible to us in our WordPress dashboard, so we were also able to confirm that our winner did not have any duplicate entries as we always do). So let’s get to the good news: the winner of a $500 West Elm gift card is… CATHERINE (who must be a Richmonder because she, like us, is sad that our local Short Pump West Elm store is no longer open). Congrats Catherine – and happy shopping! Not that we’re jealous. Wait, we are.

Wow, so apparently we hit comment capacity on our big $500 blogiversary giveaway from West Elm. We didn’t even know that could happen! It appears that the original post is too overloaded to accept any more comments, but the ones that were entered will still be counted (so please don’t enter again on this one if you already entered that one or your entries will be invalidated).

We’ve created this post to continue accepting new entries (from folks who didn’t enter the first one) until the giveaway ends at 8pm EST on Wednesday, September 21st OR when this post reaches 10,000 comments, whichever comes first. To recap, we’ve included the entry instructions and details below.

West Elm Moodboard

  • PRIZE: A $500 gift card to West Elm (!!) courtesy of their new blog Front & Main
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this 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.

Comments

  2. Alisa says

    WEST ME!!!! I got married on June 30, 2007 so needless to say my life has changed big time, in a GREAT way since 2007! What a fabulous give-away! Love your blog! Thanks for all the good reads, good ideas and laughs over the last 4 years. Cheers to you!

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    • Cam says

      WEST ME! I wasn’t married to my beautiful wife in 2007, nor did I have a clue about West Elm and all of their lovely decor. Trust me, the two are directly related.

  7. Katy L says

    West me! And in 4 years, I have gotten – a new job, 2 new cats, new hairdo…but still the same husband (and dog too)!

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  10. Jamie says

    West ME! Please!

    Since 2007 I have Graduated with my masters, gotten married, bought a house and now have a sweet dog. Didn’t really think that much about it until I write it all down. :) Thanks for the offer!

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  13. Amelia R. says

    West me! Oh, and thanks for opening another post!

    My husband is healthy, we are happy, and we have an amazing 19-month-old baby boy, all of which is different from 2007. Hooray!

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  17. Jennifer Cole says

    WEST ME!!! Since 2007 I’ve moved to Charleston, SC, started my career, got married, bought a house, got a little puppy, and found a love for reading home decorating blogs —- especially this one!! :)

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  18. Stefanie says

    WEST ME!! My life has completely changed in four small years…. 2007 – single gal on the loose, 2008 – met a perfect man, 2009 – got married, 2010 & 2011 – awesome happiness : )

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  19. Crissi says

    West Me please!

    Bonus question: in 2007 I was in the middle of grad school living in a small student apartment. Now I am on the cusp of moving into my first house. :)

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  21. Jessica says

    West Me!!

    Wow 2007!! I had a baby (He’s now 4), a new job, and a new living room!! Good bye ugly carpet from the 70’s hello beautiful hard wood floors. Thanks for all the ideas.

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  22. Leigh says

    West Me!!!

    How isn’t my life different from how it was in 2007? Let’s see – I got married in October 2007, we moved to a new state and this year, I had a baby! It’s world’s away from I was 4 years ago…..

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  25. Megan says

    WEST ME
    Since 2007, I’ve changed companies, moved to a new house with my bf I met in 2008. We’ve adopted 3 kitties and 1 Shepski (Sheppard/Huski mix.) I say we have a small petting zoo.
    And I’m now addicted to blogs (yours is seriously my favorite, no joke!)
    Thanks for all the ideas AND congratulations on your anniversary.

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  30. Dana says

    Four years ago we’d moved halfway across the country into an old house that needed renovating. Now we’ve moved into our dream house and are expecting a baby.

    Since the new house doesn’t need much, I can get my “home remodel fix” from YHL :-)

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  32. Jackie Smith says

    WEST ME! In 2007. I was dreading turning 30. wondering where we were going to buy a house & hunkered down with my one year old daughter most of the time! Now she’s five and in kindergarten, we’ve bought & remodeled my husbands childhood home! Time Flies!

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  33. Sabrina Prud'homme says

    WEST ME! Since 2007, I still work at the same place but I have had a great promotion and I now do work I like with a team I love?

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  35. Jenn Khoury says

    “WEST ME”

    In 2007, we owned our first home and were in the midst of a HUGE kitchen remodel… we blew out the whole back of the house and made a beautiful kitchen/ dining room. We had a tiny little 2 bedroom ranch that was all kitchen! I was married for 1 year and had a year of teaching under my belt. As great of a time as we were having, I wouldn’t trade any of it for where we are now in life! Congrats to you guys!!!!

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  36. Jen Decker says

    West Me!

    Since 2007… master’s degree, new job, new house, first child, first dog. Lots more, but those are the biggies!

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  37. JennyLyn says

    “WEST ME”….In 2007, we had just bought our first house. Four years later I am still deciding what color I want to paint my bathroom and there are boxes in the garage that have never been unpacked. So sad….

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  39. Julie says

    WEST ME!

    4 Years ago I was newly married, living in NYC, and about to change everything. Now I am in Austin, with my hubs and my sweet baby girl, living in the city I love, working a job I adore.

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  40. Kelsey Thompson says

    WEST ME!!! (please!)

    let’s see…4 years ago I had just started college and now I’m planning my wedding and moving to a new state!

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  41. Valerie says

    WEST ME !! So many changes since 2007…graduated from college, moved to a new state, got a job, got married, got a dog, bought a house…whew! [Long time reader, first time commenter — I love reading your blog every day!]

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  45. Erica M says

    West Me!
    4 years ago was engaged and house hunting. Still trying to get all of the walls and trim painting, ha! Can’t keep up with the two of you! :)

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  47. Alicia Sherman says

    WEST ME!

    4 years ago I had just entered my freshman year of college and started dating a wonderful man. Today I am a happy college graduate, married to that amazing man, and embarking on a move outside of our college town! Life is great!

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  49. Stacey says

    WEST ME!!!! Wow – 4 years ago we didn’t yet have a baby girl (or any kiddos at all!) Our little Adelyn will be 2 next month. We both have gotten new jobs within the last 4 years and have grown so much closer as life can cause us to do. Loving where we are now!!! WEST ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  50. Autumn says

    WEST ME!
    In four years…got engaged, bought a house, got married in our backyard, had a baby girl and moved to Australia.

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    • Abby says

      WEST ME PLEASE! I have a new job in a new state and a new apartment! That gift card will be put to good use!

    • Masha says

      WEST ME!!!!!
      A lot has changed in four years got married, moved, graduated from college, started grad school and have been having so much enjoying life with my husband!

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