***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.
Amber says
West me!!
Sarah says
WEST ME!!! In four years I started college, moved to Boston into my first apartment, got my dream internship, started and ended two relationships, and found my best friend and independence!
Christine says
WEST ME
2007…graduating from college
2011…starting law school!
Jennifer says
West Me!
finished my last year of college in 2007… things changed so much since then! omy.
Louisa T. says
WEST ME! My daughter has graduated from college (which she started in 2007)and is moving into her own apartment this week and my youngest has graduated from high school (which he started in 2007) and started college and is working. Whew! Bunches of changes.
Larisa Kamp says
West me baby! New babies, one of the canine variety in 2008 and one baby human in February of this year ;)
Love your blog!
Kristen says
WEST ME! I got married this June, we bought our first house, and I started grad school! It’s been a good four years :)
katie r says
west me! :) house, husband, new time zone
Lauren says
WEST ME…two beautiful babies, got married, bought a house, started a new job, and with all of the craziness that life brings, I couldn’t be happier!
Lucia says
WEST ME! We now have two little boys, instead of one little boy!
Jen says
West Me!
Since 2007 we have had a hurricane destroy our apartment, lived with my parets while searching for a home to buy(no fun with a toddler) bought a house, had a 2nd child, are now learning to DiY little by little, and hope to win this give-away to add some more flare to our little house!
Holly says
WEST ME!
In four years I have found the love of blogs! I am now married to the boy who was “just a friend” four years ago :)
Ali says
West me! 4 years ago I was a college sophomore, and now I’m a Masters student with a job :)
Lindsay says
WEST ME!
4 years ago I just ended a 5 year relationship and was switching jobs every 6 months. Since then I gotten 2 degrees, had 2 promotions at a decent company, and have started planning my own freelance business. Plus I’m in an amazing relationship decorating our own home. Life is good.
Jenny says
WEST ME!
Since 2007 I have one son and another baby on the way! :)
Alysa Martin says
My babies are grown up and in college!
Caiti says
West Me…4 years ago I was a first year teacher, living in my parents house and in a dead in relationship with a dead-beat guy. So glad its 2011.
Hayley says
West me!
ahh, so much is different. new job, new bf, new location! that was so long ago!!!
Cheryl says
WEST ME!!
Lots has happened in the past 4 years – moved to Chapel Hill, finished two graduate programs, and just had our son, Wade, one month ago.
Melissa says
west me!!!
Victoria says
West me! Please!
2007 I got engaged to my sweeeeet hubby. Got married in 08, had a beautiful baby girl in 2009, moved from FL to GA ( big change). Bought a house 1 year ago in October,same month of of hubby’s and babies & my birthday! Big month. Love your blog. You guys have really inspired alot of our fix-ups on a budget. Thank you for great post after post.
Colleen says
WEST ME!! Big changes for us, we had the addition of our beautiful baby girl this year. Life just keeps getting more amazing every year!!
julia says
west me!
congrats on such an outstanding response and 4 great years!
lemur_lass says
west me! Lots o changes in 4 years: a marriage, a cross country move, a career, and a house. Been great having you younghousers provide inspiration for it!
Lindsay says
WEST ME!
Since 2007….got my dog, got engaged, got married, bought a house, received my professional license, and our dog just had a puppy!!
Margaret says
West me!!
So much has changed!! House, marriage, job so crazy!!
Jodi Krautkramer says
WEST ME! whohoo!!
Nicki says
WEST ME!
In 2007, I was in law school in a different city and had been dating my boyfriend for about 3 years. Now I’m a lawyer in a big city and we’re married and just bought our first condo! How times change!
Shelly says
WEST ME!
4 years ago I was just a high school kid, now I’m an “adult” AKA college student
Laurie says
WEST ME!!!!
We moved into a new house last year. YHL has be such a help in figuring out ways to decorate. Thanks, guys!
Katie J. says
WEST ME!
New house, new job, a husband, a baby. So much awesome change!
Bonnie says
West Me! Four years ago, I had recently graduated from college, gotten married and lived 1500 miles from my current home.
Julie Call says
West ME!!
Since 2007, I moved from Virginia (Blacksburg) to Minnesota (Minneapolis), got married in 2008, got a Masters degree, and recently moved back to Virginia (Charlottesville). Oh and since 2007, I’ve run 5 marathons!
Lee says
West Me!
Same house, same husband, same kids,same dog…oh wait, new cat!
Brianna says
West me!
Sounds like you have a good group of the young adult demographic on here! Since 2007, I’ve started law school, finished law school, got married, got a job, got a puppy, passed the bar exam, and bought a house (which I now blog about).
Katy says
West me!!!! In the past four years we’ve:
– became engaged. Once.
– married. Once.
– moved. Twice.
– gotten new jobs. Thrice.
– welcomed a beautiful love of a boy into our lives! Uncountable!!!
shannon says
WEST ME!
Living in a new state and getting married to the boy i had just started dating in 2007 (getting married on saturday!)
Elizabeth says
WEST ME!!
Four years ago was just before I started dating my now fiance, and in that time I have gone from being gainfully employed to being a full time grad student. 4 years goes fast!
kate says
WEST ME! Four years ago we bought our house!
Amber says
WEST ME!
What hasn’t changed since 2007?
Amy G. says
WEST ME!! I started teaching three year ago and my perspective has totally changed. I feel like it has taught me so much about compassion. I also got married :)
Emily D says
West me! In 2007 I had just gotten married. Now in 2011 I’ve just had a baby girl. :-)
Natalie M. says
West Me!
In 2007 I was college freshman, and now I’m working my first big-girl job and living on my own for the first time! How quickly life changes!
Kim says
WEST ME! Was in college in 2007 soooo lots has changed! Miss lots of it though but like the financial security!
Emily says
West me!
Bought a house, got a dog, hubby got a new job, and had a baby boy!
Katy says
WEST ME! In the last four years I got married, got a PhD, got a new job, and moved to a new state!
JenS says
WEST ME!!
4 years ago… oh geez! Well, we just got pregnant, we lived in MA (have since moved to DC) and now have a beautiful daughter, I work part-time from home instead of full time and we all live under the same roof 99% of the time (hubby was previously commuting to Manhattan 3 days a week!)
Megan says
WEST ME! A lot has changed! I got married June 16, 2007, graduated with my master’s degree, started a job I (continue to) love, and am now expecting my first child (baby girl!) on Halloween:) It’s crazy how 4 years can mean so much change in someones life!
Ashley Brooke says
WEST ME!
Graduated undergrad, moved to Atlanta, graduated Master’s, got a teaching job, now halfway through 3rd degree!
Nicole says
WEST ME!
In 2007, I was graduating from college and living in a teeny apartment. Now I’m married and living in a home with plenty of projects! We’re also expecting our first baby. :)