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Fab Freebie: Richmond Or Bust!

***THIS GIVEAWAY HAS REACHED ITS 10,000 ENTRY CAP AND IS NOW CLOSED – SEE WHO WON BELOW!***

And our VERY lucky winner this week is… Hallie (who knows that Belle Isle was once a fishing village for the Powhatan Indians – something even we hadn’t heard). Congrats – and see you in a few weeks!

We’re spending today with the family for the holiday, but we had to drop in with our big giveaway for you guys. See, when we found out we’d be speaking at this year’s R.Home for the Holidays event on November 8th (which we’ve gone to for the past four years for fun, so it’s really crazy to think that we’ll be speakers) a hair-brained idea popped into my head: what if we gave away a trip to Richmond? And when I mentioned it to the kind folks at Richmond Magazine (the hosts of the event), they not only didn’t call me crazy – they said “let’s do it!” So with their help and the generous support of Visit Richmond VA, my hair-brained idea is coming to life (insert evil cackle here). And it’s bigger and better than I ever guessed it could be. That’s right, someone is about to get hooked up.

RVATrip 1 Airfare

The prize includes round-trip airfare from anywhere in the continental United States (arriving Thursday, Nov 8 and departing Sunday, Nov 11) and car rental for the length of your stay – all courtesy of Visit Richmond VA. While you’re here, you’ll be put up for three nights in Richmond’s most iconic and stately hotel – The Jefferson.

RVATrip 2 Jefferson Hotel

And of course, Richmond Magazine is giving you tickets to (sold out!) R.Home for the Holidays on Thursday night where we’ll be speaking and doing a book signing (psst- it has now sold out so we’re working on a free Richmond signing that we’ll share as soon as it’s finalized for any interested locals).

RVATrip 3 R Home For The Holidays

As for what else you can do while you’re here… what about a $100 gift card to one of our favorite restaurants? The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing overlooks the city and is actually the spot where Sherry and I celebrated finding out she was pregnant with Clara.

RVATrip 4 Boathouse

And since you can’t come to our town and not hit up some of our favorite stores, we’ve wrangled $100 gift cards from four of our favorite spots: La Difference, Mongrel, Quirk Gallery and the consignment store trio of Clover (kids), Clementine (adults) and Ashby (teens).

RVATrip 5 Stores

Plus, Richmond Magazine and Visit Richmond VA are tossing in a bunch of passes to various Richmond must-dos, like the Chihuly glass exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (one of our favorites!) and a Real Richmond Food Tour that’ll give you a taste of several local restaurants in one night.

RVATrip 6 Museums

  • PRIZE: As described above: a round-trip flight to Richmond for two people plus a car rental from Visit Richmond VA, a three night stay at The Jefferson Hotel, tickets to R.Home for the Holidays, $100 each to The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing, La Difference, Mongrel, Quirk Gallery, and Clover / Clementine / Ashby.
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “RICHMOND ME” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … one fact you know about Richmond. Did you know that it’s known as The River City? Or that it was recently named The Best River Town In America by Outdoor magazine? Or that it’s where Spielberg’s new Lincoln movie was filmed? Or just that it’s the capital of Virginia and where we live?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 10th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • ELIGIBILITY: Flights from the lower 48 United States only, must be 18 or older, tickets must be booked by October 15th. See more guidelines here. (*we really tried to get this to work as an international prize, so sorry that it couldn’t happen – maybe next year!)
  • 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 the Richmond Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond Magazine, R.Home Magazine, , La Difference, Mongrel.

Comments

  1. Amy in PA says

    RICHMOND ME!! Was there last year over Thanksgiving to visit friends who were in the area for a brief time of training. It was beautiful & I’d love to go back!

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  6. Melissa says

    Richmond Me-Well it looks like my answer has already been taken, so how about the University of Richmond is the only university in the United States with the nickname of Spider. This thanks to my husband who I would bring with me to rock Richmond.

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  9. Stephanie Hagel says

    RICHMOND ME! One cool fact about Richmond is that Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech was made in Richmond’s St. John’s Church. (OK…to be fair…I had to look that one up!) It is my 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday (when this closes…coincidence? I think not!) and we’ve been looking for the right place to go to celebrate. Richmond sounds perfect to us! And a DIY bonus, to boot, sounds amazing!

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  10. richy mc cusker says

    RICHMOND ME!
    Richmond – the only urban city with Class IV rapids!
    that rocks!

    what a prize!

    RICHMOND ME PLEASE!

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  11. Tracy says

    Richmond Me!

    Um, Richmond is the name of that creepy guy on The IT Crowd ;-)

    Other than knowing it’s the Capital of VA, I do not know much else!

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  12. Carla says

    Richmond Me!
    Random fact about Richmond: It was the capital of the Confederacy. One of the hubs of the biggest historical event in US history! Interesting!

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  15. Pearl says

    Richmond me!! I only knew that Richmond was the capital of Virginia! But if I win, I can’t wait to learn more as I explore such a great city!!

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  16. Patty says

    “RICHMOND ME”
    I have never been to Virginia, would love to visit and see the two of you. The only thing I know about Richmond is that it is where you live and love. What an awesome adventure this would be.

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  21. emma says

    RICHMOND ME!
    Don’t know much about Richmond, but I’ve heard such great things! Hope to win and visit to learn more!

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  22. Briana says

    RICHMOND ME!!!

    I know that Richmond is the home of the Petersik’s!!! If I win I will report back with all the fun facts I learned about Richmond :)

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  24. Noah F. says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I know… it’s the capital of Virginia. And y’all live there. And it seems like a pretty cool place! :)

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  26. Tricia says

    Richmond me!! I know that Richmond is in the same state that I lived in as a baby, but beyond that I don’t know much :)

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  29. Susie says

    RICHMOND ME. I know Richmond is on the James River and has that gorgeous Monument Avenue (oh, and is of course home to the Petersiks).

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  34. Leslie says

    RICHMOND ME!

    My dad actually lived there for about a year while his employer was moving people around. He loves Nascar, so he hit up the track while he was there! I’d love to finally be able to visit the city!

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  36. Sangeeta says

    Richmond Me!

    I surely remember it as the place where the young house family lives. Would love to know more about this place.

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  41. Whitney G says

    I know Richmond is where you guys live. I also randomly know there is a Yankee Candle factory outlet there. Lol

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  43. LC says

    Richmond me! Because of YHL, I know Richmond has a lot of really cool home design shops (well, at least a lot more than my town). It wasn’t on my list of places to visit before I started reading, but it sure is now!

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  49. Hannah says

    RICHMOND ME! All of my facts about Richmond are nerdy historical bits (wrote my Master’s thesis on the city) so I won’t bore you with those!!

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  50. JMJE says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that Richmond is between NC and Maryland from back in the days when my now husband and I did the long distance thing.

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