***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.
Ash says
WEST ME! Everything seems different from 2007.. moved to a different state, bought a condo, and got married :)
Justin says
West Me!
In 2007 I was still living at home.
Now I live in my first home with my 2 pugs and Fiance!
Cheryl says
WEST ME!
Wow, has my life changed since 2007! I live in a new state, have a new last name and have a new belly (we are expecting in January!)
Hilary says
WEST ME!! Almost everything is different – new house, new spouse, new job….
Sue says
WEST ME! In the past four years I’ve sent 2 kids to college and survived their high school years! Time for some “west me” time.
carol e. says
WEST ME!
my kids have grown up so much since 2007!
Rebekah says
West me!
Got married and bought a house!
Lauren says
WEST ME, please!
I’ve changed a lot! Graduated college, moved across the country, got a new job, got a tattoo, AND have a fabulous boyfriend. Oh, life!
Alyssa says
West me!! Five years ago, I was preparing for a wedding… now we’re renovating a farmhouse!
Elise says
WEST ME!!
Moved to a new state, started a new job, adopted a cat, and my husband had a heart transplant!!! It’s been a crazy 4 years!
JCho says
“WEST ME”!!
Many changes! I have a steady job, new apartment I love, and I am taking classes to further my education. Yay! Thank you for this awesome giveaway~
Becky S. says
West Me!
Since 2007 two of my children graduated from high school and left for college…leaving my hubbie and me to be empty-nesters! We’re discovering the fun of doing home projects together!!
Courtney says
west me!
new city, new house, and two new kids.
Whitney says
West me! 4 years ago we were in a different house, but we are loving putting together this big foreclosure. It takes a lot of work, though! (And money!)
Laura P says
Wow! What HASN’T changed in the past 4 years? Exactly 4 years ago, we were announcing our first pregnancy to family, searching for our first real house…and now that house is our home and we have a soon-to-be big brother on the way. I can’t think of anything more fun than to WEST ME! Sprucing up the house right now would be the best, and I am so inspired by what Young House Love does.
Whitney Wagoner says
West Me!!! Married in 2008, now with a 9 month old baby boy.
Anna says
WEST ME! So many wonderful things have happened since 2007 – fun to think about them all at once! I have finished two masters degrees, gotten married, bought our first home and painted every last inch of it (should have been reading your blog then to avoid some painted cabinet disasters), added the world’s chattiest cat (Snickers, 2008) and sweetest dog (Quincey, 2010) to our family, run my first (and second) marathon, and visited three amazing national parks with my amazing husband. What a lucky girl I am!
Libby says
WEST ME!
A lot has changed for me since 2007! The biggest thing is that now I’m a homeowner, and I’ve spent the past (almost) four years discovering how much I love working on home projects :)
Tami O says
West Me!In 2007 we had been in our house for only 1 year, now we are still here and it is still slowly evolving into what I want it to be.
amanda f. says
WEST ME!!
Happily married and opened my own etsy shop this year!
Love love love working from home!
Megan says
West me! In 2007 I was a happily married mom to 3 healthy kids, a teacher, and didn’t know my “style”. In 2011 I am still happily married, 3 awesome kids, a teacher and West Elm is my STYLE! Megan
Laura says
West me!!!
In 2007 I was just gradulating college. And moving to a new state.
I just got married a month ago and am starting to look for a house with my husband. I’m in an entirely new place in my life but I’ve loved it all!
Shirley says
West Me! I found the love of my life, had a baby, got engaged and we’re getting married in Dec!
Destiny says
WEST ME!
My husband and I now own our house! It has been alot of fun decorating and doing whatever we want to it without asking a landlord.
Jackie schoen says
West me!!!! I got married to my high school sweetheart, moved across the country to charleston where we have always thought about living, life is totally different!
Allison says
West Me!
i’ve sWitchEd jobS, Tied thE knot, and am Living in a new hoMe.
kbrentz says
WEST ME!
I’ve got a new house, a new boyfriend, a new puppy, and hopefully some new West Elm accessories!
Erica M says
WEST ME!!!
I graduated college, moved 3 times, and got married…Tons has changed!!
Abby says
West Me!! This time in 2007, I was 8 months pregnant with my first daughter. We celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary and 4 days later our beautiful girl was born! Eleven days after that we said goodbye to our beloved Victorian as we moved halfway across the country for my husband’s job/corporate relocation. Since then, we have moved 5? times, had another beautiful little girl, and bought our second house. We are about to celebrate our 6 year wedding anniversary and I could have never imagined being as happy as I am with my best friend and 2 beautiful girls and our little life. :)
Justin says
WEST ME!
In four years I have married my awesome wife, had a beautiful baby girl, and…we just bought our first house. We love West Elm too!
PS
Am I the only guy here?
Katherine Victoria says
West me
rebecca says
WEST ME
New house :-)
Ashley says
WEST ME!!!!!!!!
In the past four years, I’ve graduated college, gotten married, and moved out!
Corrianna {SouthernMother} says
Please oh please, WEST ME!! My life has changed tremendously over the last five years – two kids and three different houses!!
amber p says
WEST ME!! Since 2007, we have built a home & moved into it, had a second baby (a very sweet & ornery boy) and I’ve discovered miles & miles of home decorating inspiration in Blogland! THANKS for the giveaway!!
amber
Bee says
West me, got married and moved to San Diego, CA to be closer to family.
Tiffany says
WEST ME!
I went from being a field biologist who traveled all over to a domestic–I got married, bought a house, and we finally felt settled enough to get our dog and a cat!
Nathan says
West Me!
I’ve moved twice and am starting a new career!
Melody says
WEST ME!
My world is drastically different! I’m married, with a house in the suburbs… and a daughter! In 2007 I was living in a condo downtown!
Michelle says
WEST ME! Big changes over the last four years…moved to a new-to-us house and added another boy to the family. All great changes!
Lisa says
West me!!!
Back in 2007 i graduated high school, and had been with my boyfriend for a year and a half. Now i am married to that same man, graduated college and bought a house! life is good.
Caryn Jay says
West Meeeeee….. I quit my job to be a stay home mama again after 4 long years if working and I had our 4th child!
Donna says
West Me Please–remodeled my kitchen which I love and did a mega landscaping overhaul including a massive two tiered
retaining wall.
Megan says
West ME!
Since 07 I have a dog, a house, a husband AND a new hairdo!
Jennifer says
WEST ME!
Back in 2007 I had just gotten engaged – now we just celebrated our 3rd anniversary!
mary says
WEST ME!! We bought our current house 4 years ago and while it’s come a long way we still have decorating or re-decorating to do!
Stacy says
WEST ME…Since 2007, I got divorced, and feel like I have started a whole new life. I am in the process of selling my house, and hope to have a brand new house to fill with treasure soon!
Erin says
West me!
Let’s see–in 2007 I was a PhD student…and I still am! But happily much closer to finishing (and with several more apartments under my belt).
Lana says
West me, please!!!!!! In four years I got engaged, married and built a new house!!
TP says
West Me!
Let me change even more stuff in the next few years …