***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.
- 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.
Rochelle says
WEST ME, please! I have another baby (our third), have moved to Hong Kong and back to Charlottesville again. Whew! Makes me tired just thinking about it! Though not as tired as thinking about dealing with your blog comments this week. Good luck!
Sarah H says
WEST ME! Since 2007…? I’m a new relationship, and, we’re remodeling!
Laura B says
West me!
I also got married in 2007, so there have been millions of new things since then – new house, new dog, new jobs, and it’s just the beginning!
Alyssa says
WEST ME! My life was dramatically different four years ago. I had just graduated high school and was dating my high school sweetheart. Since then I’ve fallen in and out of love again, graduated college, lived in a whopping five different places, and am a real, live, independent adult! (hence why this $500 gift card would be the best thing ever to happen to me to date)
Liz says
West me! Relocated twice, met and married my wonderful husband, got promoted, bought a house, traveled probably 100k? 200k? miles for work (so fun!).
Casey says
WEST ME!!!!!!
PLEASE!!!!
Since 2007 I’ve gotten a new job, a new apartment, and turned myself into a “real adult”…in progress… I’d love some West Elm goodies to make my apartment even more grown-up!
Jamie W says
WEST ME!!!! I got married in July 2007, too…and we bought a house, started a new job, and discovered the heartbreak of infertility :\
Kate says
West me!
2007: College. Now: New job, city, apartment, boyfriend, etc.
Carrie says
WEST ME!
Four years ago my military husband was deployed to a combat zone, I was in the throes of graduate school, frozen dinners were my nightly companions, and life was just one big knot of stress. Fast forward 4 years … my husband returned home safely, I graduated, I learned how to make real spaghetti sauce, and life is simply good.
Kristin says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, I’ve earned a bachelor’s degree with certification in secondary English education, met and married the man of my dreams, started and finished a Master’s degree in education with certification as a Reading Specialist and elementary school teacher, gotten my very first big-girl job, moved into a (very tiny) apartment, and, most importantly, given birth to our beautiful almost-two-year-old son, Ben. Whew!
Cindy says
Ummmm, hate to admit this but I have a few more pounds than I did in 2007! Love this blog, ya’ll are awesome.
Kristina says
WEST ME!
In the last four years I married my best friend and we bought our first home!
Dana L. says
West Me!!! In the past 4 years I’ve gotten married, living in our own house, and planning on a pregnancy soon!
Cindy says
West Me!
Since 2007 I’ve graduated high school and from college, moved into an amazing apartment with my boyfriend (that we’re slowly but surely DIY-ing and decorating to make our own), and got my first dream job! It’s so crazy to think about how amazing things are in my life, so thank you for the giveaway but also for making my day because I got to think about all the good in my life right now and how far I’ve come!
Angel Jones says
WEST ME!!!! A special “BUG” has come to live in our home and what a life-changing experience she has been. Selah, aka Bug, is now three and rules the house!
Rebecca says
West Me! We have a darling 14 month old daughter so we spend most of our extra cash on her. Iit would be fantastic to have some designated fun money for the ole house!
bridget nolan says
West me and I will donate the prize to a Habitat for Humanity family. Four years ago, I loved my house. Now I am so grateful that I still have one when so many have lost theirs. Four years ago, my teaching career was minimally about testing and mostly about learning. Now, Children are inundated with useless testing. We need to remember that learning is a joyful and fulfilling experience. We need to remember that children will continue their pursuit of knowledge if we inspire them to find what they love. Your site is an example of that. Thank you for inspiring me to learn and build with my hands instead of using them to purchase with plastic.
Cathy Gorga says
WEST ME!! Since 2007? We bought a house, we got married, and I discovered a new love…DIY decorating! (And, naturally, YHL!) :)
Emily says
West me!
Married, Moved, and Medical School. I. Love. Life.
Tiffany says
WEST ME!!!
Since 2007, I have gotten married, and re-figuring out our style.
Jessica says
West me!!
Since 2007, I have gotten my masters, moved to another state, got married, and got started in my career!!
Jan says
WEST ME!
Wow I hadn’t really thought of it but in 4 really hit the biggies- was a new homeowner-new job- married- lots of travel-now pregnant! Lots of changes but all good!
Erin says
WEST ME! We have a new house we moved into in June and we could USE this!! Since 2007 – we have moved cross country (Chicago to Charlotte), bought a new house, and had our beautiful baby girl Abby!
Sara P. says
WEST ME!!! I’ve gotten married, adopted a dog, switched careers, and bought a house (which we close on next week) in the past 4 years. Yikes.
Maggie says
West me!
megan says
West Me!!
I <3 West Elm!!!!
Grace N. says
WEST ME! Since 2007, I’ve gotten a new place and new hair!
George says
West Me!
First time I am posting. I Loce reading the blog. Keep up the good work!
Katie says
WEST ME! I was still an undergrad in 2007 living in MI and now i live ib Chicago in my own apartment and have my masters in Ed!
Michelle Archuleta says
WEST ME!!!
We finally bought a house and have another child! Life is so different then in 2007– we are loving every minute of it.
Laura says
WEST ME!
Engaged to the love of my life!
Madelaine says
West me! Three homes, two babies and one new job since 2007.
Jessica says
WEST ME!
Please?
Sarah says
WEST ME!!!! (I just found the perfect living room curtains from West Elm today!!)
In 2007 I was living in Kentucky and working as a receptionist. Now I am living in Tennessee, I’m a stay-at-home-wife and I have a photography business. I like this year much better than 2007 :)
Abby N says
West me!
In 4 years, we’ve moved from Michigan to South Dakota and finally to Montana, adopting a dog in each state! :)
tiffany says
WEST ME PLEASE!!!
So much has changed since 2007- we got married, bought our first house, two dogs, and a cat, and now we have a baby on the way!
Brandi says
“WEST ME!!!!
In the past 4 years, I have gotten married, bought our first home, bought my first “real” car and become so much closer to finishing my degree!
Ashley says
WEST ME!
This time in 2007 my husband and I had been dating for one year. He proposed a few months later and now we’ve been married 2 years!
Melanie says
WEST ME!!!!! in the past four years my husband and i bought a house and have been having a great time fixing it up!
brandon says
WEST ME!
alot has changed since 2007. i married my high school sweetheart and we bought our first house!
Jessica R. says
WEST ME!!
Since 2007, we’ve moved cross country twice, bought our first house, had 2 kids, lost our dog, and survived 3 deployments. And life is still great!
Ingrid says
WEST ME! I have two beautiful grandchildren now that I didn’t have in 2007!
Joan says
WEST ME! Relocated from Metro Detroit to the Chicago area last year… still in the process of turning our fixer upper into a home!
Heidi T. says
No major changes; just older, wiser, and blessed. :)
Shayna says
WEST ME!!! I married my high school sweetheart, we moved twice (military) and bought our first house 3 months ago! It’s been crazy, but I have loved every minute of it!
Heather C. says
West Me!
2007 seems so long ago. We’ve moved twice since then, bought our first house, I quit my job to stay home with our 19 month old daughter. Life was very different in 2007!
Emily says
West me!! Since 2007, I’ve gotten married, graduated from college with two degrees, bought a house, and brought a puppy into our lives. I’ve also started a blog!
Amanda T. says
West me!!! A ton has changed: graduated college, got married, had a baby, bought a house…the list goes on and on!
Joshua says
West Me! So much has changed, I can’t even list it all!
Emily says
WEST ME!
I’ve gotten married and moved across the country (twice!) in the last 4 years. It’s been busy :)