***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.
Leila says
West me! Congrats on 4 years!
terri says
WEST ME, pretty please!!! i love this giveaway! how is my world different since 2007~ohhh my goodness….i have moved a few times, my girls are all grown up and just started back to get my masters in nursing!
Joyce Linn says
West me, West me, it brings out the Best of me!!!
Mary K says
West me! New job and new apt!
Kristin Jones says
WEST ME!
Four years ago, my then-fiance (now husband) and I lived in different countries!
kari yergin says
West me! In 2007 I was just starting my great job and I was more than a little uptight about it. ow it’s running much more like clockwork. Phew!
holly says
“WEST ME”! I am married and live in NY now instead of MI :)
Josee says
WEST ME! New job, and our baby and toddler have grown into school-age children!!!
Nicole says
WEST ME In 2007 i just started a new job at Two Paperdolls and was living in a small 1 bedroom apartment. Since then I met my husband and now we live in a 4 bedroom single family home! I have alot of rooms to fill and would love to furnish & accessorize with some West Elm goodies
Kate says
WEST ME!!!
A lot has happened since 2007…I’ve graduated college, started a master’s program and have gotten married. :)
Elaine says
WEST ME
Since 2007 I had our third child… our first girl. Also we moved to a new (old) house that we are currently doing an addition. (So an injection of cash would be wonderful as budgets never work out the way you thought they would!)
Karen says
WEST ME! In the past 4 years, my husband and I got married, moved, bought a house, and both dealt with major illnesses.
Heather says
WEST ME! Over the past four years, we had a second child, three job changes, and soon a new house to totally redecorate.
Angela says
WEST ME!
Where do I even start? The highlights are we bought a house and both finished our Masters degrees.
Nichole says
WEST ME
New job, new house, new hairdo, same man. ;)
amy corinne says
West me!
Since 2007, I have started a new job, bought a house, gotten married, and had a baby!
Hannah says
West me! Also, since 2007 I’ve moved from Chicago to Taiwan to Boston, (and have lived in 2 different places in Boston during that time as well) and that includes 4 different teaching jobs at 4 different schools in the last 4 years. That’s a lot of change.
Katherine D. says
WEST ME!
In 2007, I was working an entry level position and since then I’ve been able to move up in another company!
maddie says
West Me!
Moved to NYC, got my masters, got married and started working a grown up job. Lot’s of changes!
Erin says
WEST ME!
I bought my house in 2007 and since then I have made so many home adjustments… now my house feels like MY HOME. :-)
Allie says
WEST ME!!!
Since 2007… I’ve graduated college, gone back to college, been married, moved to Baltimore and got a puppy!
Aubrey says
WEST ME!!! I got married in 2007 and we are about to have our first baby in about a week or two! =)
Cara says
WEST ME! :)
I had my 1st child in 2007 and we’re now weeks away from our 2nd. Life is good!!! (and LOVE Your blog!)
Julie says
WEST ME
Thanks!!
Kari says
WEST ME!
In 2007 I was pregnant and now hubby and I have a beautiful 3yr old that makes life so much fun!!
Kristyn says
West me and I’ll be your best friend! ;)
Let’s see…since 2007, I’ve gotten married, moved to Spain and lived there for 3 years and moved back to the US where my husband and I are living in our new house. We’ve still got lots of empty space to fill, so this giveaway would be a huge help.
Congrats to you guys! 4 years…WOW!
Joanna A. says
West Me…this has been a big year for my little family. We got married and bought our first house in June of this year. And we LOVE West Elm and YHL!!
Jenifer M says
West me!
Deborah Vogel says
West me!!!
Created a small apartment within my house…
Leanne Serman says
West Me!! This time in 2007 I was in my second year of my undergraduate.. Now, I own a home with the b/f and working full time! I would def. say things have changed!
Beth says
West me! What an amazing giveaway… since 2007 we moved to a bigger house that is now filled with mismatched furniture. It would look so much nicer with some west elm goodness! 2007 was the year we bought that house so it was a big year for us!
Vanessa says
West me!
I got married in 2007, and since than got a dog, new house, and had a baby!
colleen says
WEST ME! In the past four years, I have gotten married, started law school, had a baby and just this morning got puked by my one year old.
Liza says
WEST ME!
Since 2007 I’ve got married, bought a house, adopted a kitty and got a new job. Life is definitely different! I think a $500 gift card to West Elm would definitely help make the new house more homey.
kim says
WEST ME…. I need that bed set!!!!! Love it!
And in 2007 I graduated college, started my first job, got engaged…. and am now married with a 2 year old, and at a new amazing job!
Anna says
WEST ME! A lot has changed in the past 4 years. I decided to go back to nursing school, graduated, been learning from my patients every day as an oncology nurse, met my husband, GOT MARRIED THIS SUMMER, and now just started graduate school. The only thing that hasn’t changed in the past four years is my home… I’m living in the same place and it’s seen me through a lot of changes!
Sarah says
West me!
Since 2007, I had two daughters, so my life is completely different than it was four years ago – in a good way!
Jenifer M says
Since 2007 we have moved to a single family home from a townhouse and from one town to another :)
I am not in a new relationship but am going on 9 years of marriage, YIPEE!
I do have a new hair-do, it is much shorter, lots easier but has to be cut way more often!
I love finding your updates in my email box!
Jason says
“WEST ME”
So much has changed since 2007. Single to Married. Apartment to House. Kidless to expecting our baby girl Kendall.
keri says
west me!
We had our third baby in 2007. A baby girl after two boys!
Siobhan says
WEST ME!
Finished grad school and new realtionship!
Jenni says
WEST ME! Not alot has changed since 2007. Same husband, house and five kids though they are older and busier.
Andrea says
West me!
My husband and i have had 2 beautiful babies in the years after 2007!
Debbie says
WEST ME!
In the last 4 years, we have started to travel a whole lot more!
cmm says
WEST ME!!
Love the stuff, love the blog.
Kate S. says
WEST ME! Moved back to the east coast from the rocky mountain west!
Kate says
WEST ME!
In 4 years I have moved twice, gotten engaged, bought a house, and adopted a dog. Oh yeah, and we’re getting married NEXT weekend!!!!
Sam says
WEST ME!!!!!
Oh fingers crossed!!!!
Sarah says
West me!
Since 2007 I got a promotion, got married, and we bought a house! Life is good!
Lisa says
West Me! Since 2007 I have gotten married, gotten a dog and gotten a new house.