***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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
- 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.
Emily R. says
RICHMOND ME!
Not sure whether the source is reputable, but Sperling’s combined several studies to name Richmond the fourth-most-well-rested U.S. city in 2011. That sounds like the perfect place to me! :)
Ashley says
Richmond Me! I would absolutely love to win this! A weekend away sounds great, but getting to meet you as well would be AWESOME!!! I actually don’t know any facts about Richmond, other than it’s on the East Coast. Hopefully if I win I’ll be able to expand my knowledge a bit!
Ashley
Rebakah says
RICHMOND ME
It’s currently 48 F in Richmond…. We would love to come and visit and this happens to fall on our anniversary weekend!
Sarah Sullivan says
Richmond me! Please!
Hillary says
RICHMOND ME!
My college roommate was from Richmond. :)
Darbi says
RICHMOND ME!
I don’t know anything about Richmond other than what I’ve learned from reading your blog, but would love to visit!!!
george dyer says
RICHMOND ME!! I would love to visit Richmond!!
lindsay says
RICHMOND ME!
I don’t know anything about Richmond, which is just one of several reasons I would love to visit!
Cheri says
RICHMOND ME!
What I know about Richmond:
#1 It’s in Virgina
#2 Virgina is for lovers (or at least that’s what the t-shirt I wore as a kid told me)
#3 You live there
#4 I want to win so that I can come to Richmond and meet you!
Clint says
Richmond me.
Karen Erickson says
RICHMOND ME!!!!!!! Fun facts: My two favorite bloggers live there, and I have NEVER been to the east coast (Cali girl here!).
Andrew says
RICHMOND ME!
Danielle Finley says
Richmond me! I don’t really know much about Richmond but I can’t wait to learn all about it when I win the trip! Haha!
Lauren H. says
RICHMOND ME!
To be honest, I don’t know much about the city other than you guys live there.
Rachel says
RICHMOND ME!! The only thing I know about Richmond is that you guys live there and I really want to win this trip!
Sara says
Richmond Me!
The only thing I know about Richmond is that it’s the capital of VA…. and you guys live there!
Chad says
Richmond Me!
joy hester says
RICHMOND ME! Sorry, I don’t know alot about Richmond other than that is where y’all live! :)
Gretchen says
RICHMOND ME! (Pretty please?)
Other than knowing about these fun ‘young’ bloggers I discovered a few years ago who live in Richmond (you might have heard of them??), I do have a friend who went to school there. Other than that it remains completely undiscovered by me. Maybe that could change?
So much fun, and so cool of you to put together! Fingers crossed…
Laura M says
RICHMOND ME!!
i know that Richmond is on the list of places I want to visit!
michelle says
Richmond Me! When I lived in Dc, I would trek to Richmond to visit friends in The Fan and see shows at Brown’s Island. I live in ATL now, but listen to 102.1 The X (now XL102) online every morning!
Juliann says
Richmond Me! I don’t know much about Richmond, but I’d love to visit and learn more!
george dyer says
RICHMOND ME!! Have always wanted to visit Richmond!!
Megan says
Richmond Me!
I know nothing about Richmond, so it’d be a great destination to visit!
Jill Robbins says
Richmond Me! John and Sherry Live there and I love Chihuly glass! Would love to see that! Sad that you are not coming to the Charlotte or Atlanta area! Maybe next round of dates for when you have your 4th or 5th printing of your book!!!!
Kate says
Richmond me.
It’s in Virginia!
Melanie A. says
RICHMOND ME !
Brings to mind the Civil War…capital of the South, I think?
Leslie R. says
RICHMOND ME! Is where my BFF is from…I’d love to see some her favorite places.
Melissa says
RICHMOND ME!!!
Honestly it’s just the town I knew you guys lived in, But I would love to come visit!
Allison says
Richmond me!
All I really know is growing up when we’d drive from
NC to Pennsylvania I had a list of cities/places that would tell me how far we had driven/how much time we had left and Richmond was on that list!
Leslie says
Richmond Me! My mom lives only about an hour away, so if
you Richmond Me I’d get to visit her too!
Allison W says
RICHMOND ME!
I’m not going to lie, I don’t know much about Richmond except that it’s in VA and you live there. It does look like a cool place though!
Laurie Anne says
RICHMOND ME!! My husband is from Richmond and would LOVE to go back for a much needed visit!
Judy says
Richmond Me!”Give me liberty or give me death” was spoken at St. John’s Church. You aren’t coming to GA on your tour so I really need to come to Richmond!
Sarah F. says
RICHMOND ME!
I don’t know anything about Richmond per se, but I know that Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. And I know this because of the 2nd movie about her with Cate Blanchett. :)
Rachel Silvester says
Richmond Me!!
I know that it is beautiful based on your pictures! I’d love to see and learn more!
Alicia Pauling says
RICHMOND ME!
ms. renshaw says
RICHMOND ME!!
I don’t know much of anything about Richmond but my mom’s name is Virginia… does that count for something?!
Beth says
RICHMOND ME!!!
Kari says
RICHMOND ME!
Kristy O says
Richmond Me!
Amanda Stinger says
RICHMOND ME! I’d love to visit the areas that John instagrams on his runs. The river views are amazing!
ashley says
Richmond Me! Richmond is where you two live and where I can’t wait to visit. I hope I win!!!
Tracy says
RICHMOND ME!
Gosh, quite honestly I do not know much about Richmond aside from the stuff you have posted on your site (how lame of me). I live in Seattle and haven’t traveled much to the East Coast so a trip to your hood would be awesome! Thanks for the opportunity.
Jen F. says
Richmond me! Capital of Virginia and I’ve never been! Please!
Allison says
Richmond me! My dad and grandma live in West Virginia, so I have driven through Richmond before but never spent any time there! Would love to bring my husband and show him the beautiful green hills and wide open spaces!
Lynsey says
Richmond Me!!
I know that Richmond is the capital and was also the capital of the Confederacy. Well, that and the fact that I’ve never been to Richmond – so send me!
Katie says
RICHMOND ME!
Richmond is an independent city, which means it’s not part of any county. Can’t believe I still remember some of those random history facts from high school! :)
Michelle says
Richmond Me! Me ! Me!
Supposed to be 2nd to New Orleans for its cast-iron architecture! That is cool!
Sarah says
RICHMOND ME!
All I know about Richmond is that it’s the capital of Virginia and I’ve never been there. It sounds great and I’d like to visit! Send me, please, random winner-picking website!!