***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.
Erin says
West me!!
I have 2 babies and moved halfway across the country!
Desiree says
West ME!!!!! Since 2007 I have added a second baby and moved my family into a new home that I would love to fill with some West Elm goodness!!
Sarah says
west me… i met the man i’m going to marry, got engaged, celebrated four years together and will be finishing school to become an art teacher!
Jenny says
WEST ME!
Now we have four sons instead of three.
Mary K says
West me!… In 2007 I got married and graduated from college. Since then, we’ve been jobless about 5 times between us, moved to a different city, bought an old house, had a baby and quit my job, and we’re about to have baby #2.
Annie says
WEST ME!
I can not concentrate on answering the bonus question due to the hauting tune of Pet Shop Boys’ “West End Girls” substituting ‘End’ for ‘Elm’ and envisioning myself as the West Elm girl!
christina jones says
West Me!!!
Moved to North Dakota…now going back to Nursing School…!!!
Laura says
West me!
Lots of changes since 2007! Mostly the birth of our second child, now 3 1/2.
Stephanie says
West me!
Since 2007, I’ve graduated college, got a great job, then switched jobs to another great job, started grad school, lived with a roommate, lived on my own, started a blog, taken up yoga, biking, and personal training. Whew!
Stacey J says
WEST ME!!
Since 2007, we left a large house and downsized to a condo. Now we are upsizing again and moving into an even larger house. We could reeeeallly put a gift card to great use!! :)
CathyH says
WEST ME! In four years, I have started teaching, gotten married, bought a house, and will become a mother in February!
Andrea says
WEST ME … In 4 years I’ve gotten married, moved, purchased a house and started my own business!
Kathleen says
West Me!
Since 2007, my husband & I have graduated from college & gotten real jobs, moved in together, gotten engaged, then married, & bought a house. We will have 2 years of marriage under our belts this week.
Lindsey says
WEST ME! New house, new city, new dogs, and a husband… I guess a better question is, “What’s the same?”!
Amber says
West Me Please!! I’d go nuts redecorating my place full of west elm goodies!
Sara H says
WEST ME
In 2007 I had my first baby and I just had my third last week. I also moved twice since then.
Tabatha says
WEST MEEE!!! 4 years ago?? Since then I’ve graduated college, moved to a new state, gotten married, had a baby, started a new career… life changes so much!!
Cheryl P. says
WEST ME!
remarried…new daughter…new house…no job. so you kbow, not much. :)
Laura says
WEST ME!
3 years ago we moved to Austin, the world turned upside down and we’re all the better for it!
Casey says
WEST ME!!! I have two kids now and in 2007, I only had one :0) Also we live in a new house since then!
Val says
WEST ME!! A lot has changed here. I got married, bought our first home, and our little boy was born. It’s been a wild four years, but I wouldn’t have changed a minute of it.
Ruby says
West me! Pleasssseeee!!
I actually got married in 2007!!!!!!!
Emily S. says
West Me! I started dating my husband in 2007. Since then we have gotten married, moved into our first house and we’re expecting our first baby this January! It’s been a sweet four years!
Alice says
WEST ME
In 2007, I was a junior in college.
By 2011, I had made two major moves for work, and somehow got lucky and found the most wonderful hubby along the way! :)
Lana says
WEST ME!
Bought a house in 2009 and I still needs lots of furniture!
Julie says
WEST ME!
I gave birth to my son at the end of 2007 and then 17 months later gave birth to my daughter! So since 2007 I have enjoyed being a mom and taking time off to stay at home with them!
Shana says
West Me!
New job, new home, adopted a second dog, said goodbye to our first dog, adopted another dog, started grad school, many renovation projects, and travel planning!
Jess says
WEST ME
4 years ago on September 23 I started dating my current husband. We’ve since bought a foreclosure and are slowly fixin it up. I’ve actually been eying (is that really how you spell that?? looks funny…) that cute little table!
Debby says
WEST ME !!!
I became a grandmother. PURE JOY !!!!
Lindsey says
WEST ME!
Thinking on it, since 2007 I’ve graduated college, got married, moved across the country twice, wrote a 110k novel, and just purchased my first house. Actually I’ve done all this in the past 1.5 years. Crazy.
amy says
WEST ME! In the past 4 years I’ve met my husband, married him, had two babies and moved 3 times!!!! If that doesn’t deserve a West Elm gift card I don’t know what does!
Stacey says
WEST ME! We have since had two kiddos, planned and built a house, and I’ve changed jobs! Busy 4 years!
Catherine says
WEST ME! My world is completely different. I live in a different state, I have my darling little daughter, and my husband and I just bought our first house…which we’d love to fill with goodies from West Elm!
Anna says
WEST ME! Same house, job, husband…added a beautiful baby girl. I can’t even remember what life was like in 2007 and I wouldn’t change a thing!
Heather says
WEST ME…I was still in college, and actually met my husband for the first time four years ago this month!
Andy says
WEST ME!!!! Four years ago this month, I stared at my first class of High School Freshmen and haven’t looked back since! Best. life. ever.
Ali says
WEST ME!
In four years I’ve gotten engaged and married (just 2 weeks ago)!!
Angeline says
WEST ME!
What HASN’T changed in four years? In 2007 I was single (albeit engaged), living in Southern California, working a full-time job at a government agency. Today, I’m married, living in Miami, and trying to make a living as a freelance writer.
Dacia Lane says
WEST ME!
In 2007 I started dating my best friend! We just moved in together (and moved cities) and could put that giftcard to good use for our new apartment!!! Great give away. Love your blog!
Kelly says
WEST ME! PLEEEEEASE!!!!!!! Oh and I’m definitely way different…as in married, now a second year teacher, and I’ve moved twice (Phx to KS back to Phx). Life is good.
PS I tried entering on the other post, but it still says “your comment is awaiting moderation.” I’m assuming since you said that it’s reached capacity that you won’t post that comment, which is why I’m posting this…I’m not trying to enter twice!
Stacy says
WEST ME!! Have a 2 bedroom house, with a husband, a dog and plans for a baby…Could really use this to furnish the nursery/office/guest room/holy crap how do I fit 4 people (the dog counts) in 800 square feet??
THANKS!
amank says
West Me!
Kids are getting older, now have more time to DIY compared to 2007.
PS This may be my second entry, the first time the comments jammed up… sorry.
Becky says
WEST ME!
Four years ago I was not a month away from getting married! What a wonderful wedding present this would be!
Erica says
WEST ME!
My entire life is different from 2007! I graduated college in 2007 and now I have a new job as a teacher. I lived in an apartment in 2007, and now I own my own house. Still single though. :-/
Abby says
West me!
I had a baby, started and finished grad school, got married, moved to a new state, bought a house, and got two different new jobs!
Andrea says
West Me!
I have 2 babies instead of 1! After 2 years of infertility with our daughter, we discovered we were having another baby (a boy!) after 5 years, yay for great surprises!!!
Elise says
WEST ME…since 2007, I have moved into a new home, gotten married and had a beautiful daughter. Wow – that’s a lot.
katie says
WEST ME!!! In 2007, we were a little family of 3. now we are a growing family of 4. life around here has changed a lot in 4 years!!
Lara says
WEST ME!
May 6, 2007 I married the best man I ever could have. In the time since we have been through unemployment, chronic illness, family problems and the like – and we still love each other. I would never trade these four years for anything.
Thanks for this opportunity to make our home a more beautiful one. ;)
love you guys!
Sherri says
WEST ME! In four years I got a new job and got married!