***This giveaway has reached our cap of 10,000 entries and is now closed. See who won below!***
It took you guys just a little under 6 hours to push this blogiversary giveaway to its 10,000 entry cap, so we’re here with an earlier-than-usual update on our randomly selected winner. That lucky person is… Britta (who’s currently living in baby/preschooler world so she hopes in five years she won’t “have to deal with someone else’s poop on a daily basis and to be able to sleep through the night!”). Congrats Britta!
For every blogiversary we try to do something special for that week’s giveaway. And this year we ran with the five theme and snagged five different $500 prizes for one lucky winner from a few of our favorite places: FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie. Which means someone’s gonna get a grant total of $2,500 to spend in celebration of our big five year blogiversary.
The five generous folks who are each giving away $500 aren’t just places we love, but also places that hold a special place in the our blog’s history (and future). In addition to being one of our first and most longstanding sponsors, Z Gallerie has dished out prizes for a blogiversary before – and was our first ever giveaway to break the 1,000 entry mark.
Richmond-based Shades of Light (also a long-time sponsor) has found their way into our home on several occasions (their local outlet makes us crazy). Plus we’ve got an exciting announcement about them that we’ll be sharing soon (secrets, secrets, are no fun).
Joss & Main is a newer favorite of ours, and they’ve invited us twice to curate sale collections on their site…. so we’ll always be grateful to them for making us feel like real designers – even if only for a brief time. Haha.
While HomeGoods seems to find their way onto our blog pretty often (like a $500 giveaway for you guys last week), one of our favorite instances was when they helped us makeover a local family’s living areas for them a while back.
And last but not least is FLOR, whose catalogs is one of our favorites to get in the mail. But more importantly, they’re gonna play an important role in our upcoming book tour. More details on that next week!
- PRIZE: $500 gift cards to FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie (totaling $2,500!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “FIFTH ME” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … where you see yourself in five years. We always say we have no clue where we’ll be down the road but it’s always fun to imagine, right? How might your family be different or have grown? Will you be in a new home or a new city? Will you have the same job?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Sept 26th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 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 aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie.
Leslie O says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years I will have met the man of my dreams and will be buying a house. Life is changing pretty quickly so I’m open to new a new city/job. I’m just excited for all the blessings I hope will come in the future. Congrats to you guys on 5 years!
Caitlin T says
FIFTH ME!
Happy blogiversary! In five years my kiddo will be almost 6! I hope by then we will have bought our first home and able to really make it our own using YHL as inspiration!
Katie C says
Fifth me! I hope to have a healthy four year old (bun in oven)!!
Eileen says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully owning a house, and maybe have a kid by then! And hopefully still with the same company!
Amy says
FIFTH ME! In five years I look forward to being married 14 years, and having a 11 and 9 year old. I will have a larger chunk of money in my pocket on a monthly basis, since both of my son’s will be long out of private preschool:) Can’t wait!
Lisa D. says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be working at a job I love, still snuggling with my furry pooch, and enjoying every moment with the man of my dreams.
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I imagine us living in our soon to be new house – our kids will officially be in school!
Kadra says
FIFTH ME…Working part-time and staying at home with kiddos, enjoying crafts and home improvements.
Caitie says
FIFTH ME!!
Hope to have a few kiddos and be a stay at home Mama ;)
Erin says
“FIFTH ME”
In five years, I hope to be in pretty much the same place I am now. Things are pretty good as they are!
Amanda R. says
FIFTH ME!
Happy with (gulp) 13 yr old and 11 yr old teen/tween perfectly behaved boys, an bathroom addition (because of the above mentioned boys)and still loving my husband of 15 years of marriage and 30 years of togetherness. And still in the RVA.
Jaime says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I see myself married (Oct. 20, 2012 is the big day) with at least 1 kiddo and a new house. No big move to another city, just to a more family friendly place than we live now.
Gaby says
Fifth me! In five years I’ll hopefully be in a new house with my husband ad two boys enjoying every minute of being a family.
eric says
Fifth Me! In five years I hope to just be enjoying life (still)
Courtney says
Fifth Me!!! In five years I hope to me married with maybe a little one on the way! Wow, how five years will change things!!
Azure says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in 5 years I will have travelled to a lot more places. Specifically, I’d love to have visited Japan, Australia and gone back to visit Europe.
Meghan N says
FIFTH ME!
I see my husband and I in the same house just with a few more little feet running around.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my baby will be in first grade (?!) and I hope my husband and I are as happy and fulfilled as we’ve been for the last give years.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!! In five years I hope my boys will be happily learning in second and third grade, we have a bigger house, and still having fun as a family!
Linda H says
Fifth Me!
Gina says
FIFTH ME!! Congratulations guys. In five years, I hope to be traveling the world :)
Cathie says
Fifth me! Working from home in our new house (that we’re now drawing up plans for) and trying to keep up with my elementary school aged kids!
Leslie W says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be back in college getting my masters or even done with it by then!
Laura V. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be happy, healthy, and even more in love with my wonderful husband… Anything above that is cake. :)
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope to be adding a little one to my family! We tie the knot on Saturday so I imagine we will ready to make our family bigger within 5 years!
Carly says
Fifth me!!
I would like to be living in N GA with at least 1 more kiddo. And just to be a little settled compared to what we are now.
Carey says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I’ll probably be a living taxi and enjoying my 4 kids and all their fun activities…
Jessica says
FIFTH ME! Five years from now I should be starting my first “real” job after getting my Ph.D. (6 years in the making!), about to celebrate my 5 year anniversary (I”m getting married in 13 days!!), and hopefully starting a family–if I want my dream of having five kids come true I’ll have to make that my other “job”! :)
Molly B says
“FIFTH ME” My hubby and I will probably have two children… hard to believe!
Amy D says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years, my kids will be 9 & 10 and I’ll have won the lottery and can stay home with them and do as many crafty things as I’d like…in a nice remodeled house….haha….
Happy Blogiversary!
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake says
FIFTH ME!
I think the biggest change I foresee in the next five years is probably a child at some point!
Marie says
Fifth Me!
In five years I hope to be in a new house.
Marian H says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be graduated from university and enjoying life!!! :)
Crystal says
FIFTH ME! The last five years brought us 2 wonderful daughters, new jobs, new home, and more – I’m hoping we’ll be somewhat holding steady five years from now. :)
Christen says
Fifth me!! I’d love to be finished with my master’s degree and being a school librarian. I also hope to have a child by then.
Jill says
FIFTH ME!
I imagine in five years we’ll probably be in a different city/state, my husband and I will have started our dream business together, and maybe have a young child or a kid on the way. Looks like we have a lot of work to do!
Rachel says
Fifth Me! In five years, I hope to be happy, healthy, and content!
Tasneem says
Fifth me!
Hopefully with kiddos and have out home well orgnized and running like a gradfather clock!
Liz says
FIFTH ME
In five years we’ll hopefully be loving our first home as much as we did the day we closed on it… which is just a few short weeks from today :)
AnnieS says
FIFTH ME!!
5 years from now, I hope to be in our forever house with our little ones starting kindergarten and maybe, possibly a littler one sending them off.
Julie says
Fifth Me!
We hope to start a family in the next 5 years :)
Dani says
FIFTH ME
No idea! Hopefully we will have relocated to climb the career ladder for at least one of us, but I mostly hopeful my two beautiful little kids are still healthy and successful!
Stesse says
FIFTH ME!
We will hopefully have 2 kids, min., and we’ll be out of our avocado green house and into a different colored one! I’ll make VP at work, yet manage to have an alternative work schedule so I can spend some time with the kids. Oh, and a dog. We’ll definitely have a big dog!
Katie says
Fifth me!!! Raising more babies….my first born will be five by then!
Katie says
Fifth me…I never thought I’d be where I am not five years ago–so I have not a clue…I’ve just realized that’s half the fun!
Kelly says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to have a job I love and a 4.5 year old to come home to every night!
Megan says
FIFTH ME! Hope to have a couple kiddos running around by then :-)
Allison says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I pray that my son will have a sibling and that we will be in a larger home!
Jenna says
FIFTH ME :) In five years I hope our home is much more finished than it is today, it’s a major work in progress. I also hope another babe or two has joined the fam by then!
Ellen says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll be the mother of an 11-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy. I see myself going to Costco A LOT.