***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.
Jenn says
West me!!
I got married in 2007. We’re planning to buy our first home soon and would put the gift card to good use!!!
Jacqueline says
West ME!
My life is completely different from 2007! I moved into my first place and became obsessed with trying to find my own decor style for it! It’s been a lot of fun along the way, especially killing creepy centipedes and dealing with the garbage disposal! I also have met the love of my life since then! This life is a blessing, just like all your great posts keep it up thanks!
Ashley says
WEST ME!!
I just moved into a new apartment 2 weeks ago :D In 2007 I had my daughter Violet <3 Life has been an adventure ever since. Love the blog guys! xoxo
morgan says
West me!!!! 4 years ago to the week, I met my husband in a parking lot and fell in love!!!!
Aubrey says
West me! Since 2007, we have moved, I’ve had two different jobs and as many babies, and too many new hairstyle to count!
Chelsea says
WEST ME! I live in a new house, in a new town, with a new member of our family – our sweet dog Willow :)
Katie says
West me!
Pretty much everything has changed. We are living in a our own home, married, have a 15 month old and I left my job to stay home with him.
Angie says
WEST ME!!!
Since 2007 I have a hubby, puppy, and baby girl (that came with the shorter ‘mom’ hairstyle)!
Kimmy LaMee says
WEST ME!!!
Well – 4 years ago, I was packing up my life and moving to N.Africa, leaving behind a great job and an amazing boyfriend for 2 whole years… now 4 years later, I’m back in America, I married my amazing boyfriend almost a year ago and we’re making our home together… wow, what a crazy 4 years!
Amy D. says
WEST ME! Wow, in 4 years, I graduated from college, moved to TX, bought a house, and had two baby girls. Life is good, and a little West Elm would make it better… :)
Stacey Howerton says
WEST ME!
4 years ago I was in MS finishing up college! Today, my husband and I are going on 4 years of marriage (come June) and now living in MO looking for our dream home!
Tina N. says
West me…
I got a new house and 2 cats. My income has nearly doubled durin 2 promotions in the last 4 years. Life is good.
Elizabeth says
WEST ME!!
Graduated (twice), moved (thrice), married (once & forever) :)
Tara S says
WEST ME!!
In 2007, I got married. In 2008, my husband and I both defended our PhD’s in Chemistry at UVA (Wahoowa!). In 2009, we moved to Montreal to do fellowships. In 2010, we had our daughter, Grace. Nothing life changing in 2011 just yet but there are still a few months to go.
Chad says
WEST ME!
Emily says
WEST ME! I started and finished my first full-time job, started grad school, and moved four times!
Marissa says
Please o Please WEST ME! I love West Elm’s stuff! I’m just always to broke to purchase it.
Thanks!
Chanda says
West ME!
In 2007, I was a full time stay at home mom (now I work part time a couple of days a week) we were in a different house as well.
Marissa says
WEST ME! My life has changed drastically since 2007…I met my husband and got married since then! :)
Jen says
West Me: In 2007 I had one sweet baby girl, and now I have three amazing girls! We are much busier and even happier than before. We also have a bigger house!
Grace says
WEST ME!!!
In four years, we’ve had two baby girls to add to our two little girls so now we have a 10 month old, a 3 year old, a 5 year old, and a 7 year old!
Allison says
WEST ME!
Happy blog-iversary!
I’m getting married next year and would love to redecorate my place together!
Suvi Skinner says
West me! Since 2207, I have a child that survived Leukemia!!
Lara says
West me!
Since 2007 I have graduated college, gotten married, and moved 1000 miles away from my hometown, from Wisconsin to Maryland.
Whit says
WEST ME!
Since 2007…I got a full time job, moved into my first apartment, bought my first car, bought my first new car, and flew in a plane for the first time (at age 23, I’m a chicken). Among many other things.
Lindsay says
WEST ME
Oh geez, in 2007, I was living in Wisconsin as a second year grad student. In the last four years, I got married, we moved to California and started our First Real Jobs, bought our first place, moved to Baltimore, sold our first place, and are in the process of buying our second home. Crazy!
Lindsay says
West Me!
In 2007:
My fiance was battling cancer
I was newly minted master degree holder but unemployed
We lived in a two bedroom condo
We had no pets
In 2011:
My husband(!) is cancer-free (yay!)
I am employed in a job I love
We have a three bedroom house with a yard…which is awesome because we adopted a three year old Boston Terrier that we love to bits…
Oh and I started dying my hair to cover the bits of gray that occurs when one gets older…grumble. :)
Jen Van Horn says
WEST ME- 4 years ago I was pregnant with our daughter and since then we’ve changed jobs, and bought our own first house!
Kelsey says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, I’ve gotten married, moved twice, and am now expecting our first baby! :)
Nicole B. says
WEST ME!
Since 2007 I have found the love of my life and married him!
Tracy says
West Me!! I am now the
Mom of TWO teenagers!
Holly says
West Me!! 2007 was the year I had my first baby. Life has never been the same…(in a good way).
Julia says
WEST ME!!
Lyndsey says
west me! I am married now and living in our first home together! :)
Amanda H. says
WEST ME!!! Whew, um lets see… in 4 years I’ve gone from having an infant to a non stop toddler, bought a house, moved 3 times, became a landlord and went from being a SAHM to working full time. Oh! And I chopped my hair off, lol!
Liz says
WEST ME!
I have a new house since 2007 and am working to fix it up! Thanks for all the great ideas YHL :)
Gillian says
West Me Baby!!
In 4 years I have turned 30, gotten married and had identical twin boys (the latter of the two happened in the last 2 years : )
Jenifer says
WEST ME! In the last four years we have made substantial progress renovating our 100 year old farm house. It takes so much longer than we thought – especially with full time jobs and two kids. But loving every minute of it!!
Brittany says
West Me!!
In 2007 I was a sophomore in college. I am now about to move into my very first completely mine apartment! I am excited to be able to decorate everything!
colleen says
West Me!
In 2007, I was just starting medical school, and now, I’m just a few months in to my pediatrics residency!
Heather says
WEST ME!!
My room is in desperate need of a redo (I need something other than a metal bedframe!) so this would be amazing!
I am in a new city, a new job, new everything since 2007!
Shannon says
WEST ME!!! Hmmm, what’s changed since 2007? I have baby fever, something I was worried I’d never have! We are house hunting for a new home in a new city! Aaaaaaand I will be the big 3-0 in a few days… I’m not quite sure how I feel about that one yet!
Lindsay says
West Me!
Lots has changed! I graduated college, got married, and now we’re buying our first house! Life is good. :)
Ronda says
West ME!!!
I got married and we had a beautiful baby girl.
Nicole says
West Me!
Four years ago, I was traveling for my job. Now, I’m managing the team that travels. This sure isn’t where I thought I would be four years later but I’m liking it.
Laurel says
West Me!!
Hmm, in the last 4 years, I’ve gotten married, moved across country (twice!), bought our first home, adopted a pup, and am execting our first baby!
Michelle says
WEST ME! (Please!) Since 2007, I’ve gotten married, bought a new house, and I got a new job. Life is good!
Noelle says
WEST ME!!!!
Wow, how has my life changed since 2007?? Let’s see…I got engaged, married, moved 3 times, bought a house, changed careers, earned a 2nd Master’s and my biggest accomplishment to date…having my beautiful baby boy 4 months ago!! I’ve had a whirlwind of the past 4 years but I wouldn’t change a thing! :)
KittenHD says
West Me!!
In 2007, my husband and I finished our first DIY house. We only had one daughter at that time. Hmmm…I wonder what we did with all our free time. Now we have another house that’s craving attention as well as a son to keep things interesting.
Nathan says
West Me!