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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

  3. Elizabeth says

    Richmond me!

    Richmond is the home of UNOS.org, the organization that matches donated organs with people who need transplants.

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  5. Kirsten says

    Richmond Me!

    I drove through once and actually considered moving there at one point, before deciding to move back to my home state instead. I’d love to visit!

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  8. Alex says

    RICHMOND ME

    I’m entering for my wife, who is obsessed with you guys. She loves your blog, tweets, etc.. it would be her dream come true to do this trip.

    I’ll admit I know nothing of Richmond.

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  10. Julie H. says

    Richmond Me!
    I’ve never been there and don’t really know anything about VA.
    So if I win this trip I will learn a lot about your city and state when
    I visit.

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    • Andrea says

      oops…only a partial post…

      One fact about Richmond- the mascot/sport teams’ names of the University are the Spiders! My step-uncle graduated from RSU a couple of decades ago and we came to see him on the big day. I remember thinking, “why spiders?!”.

      More exciting than that though was the fact this was my first trip to a college, ever, because I was still in high school. I remember thinking “THIS is what college looks like”. It was so beautiful there and I was in love with the brick buildings!

  18. Kaethe says

    Richmond me! Other than the facts you listed, the only thing I know about Richmond is that it’s a lovely city to drive through.

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  21. Meghan Watson says

    RICHMOND ME! I actually drove by your lovely city and got super excited shouting “this is where John and Sherry live” My friends thought I was crazy but I didn’t care. Haha

    Pick me!!

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  24. Connie Hahn says

    Richmond Me!

    We live in Raleigh and my brother lives in Alexandria. We stop in Richmond for lunch whenever we go to visit him.

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  27. Jenny H. says

    Richmond Me! The only thing I really know about Richmond is that Young House Love was born there, but that’s enough, right? :)

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  28. Colleen in MA says

    RICHMOND ME!

    My aunt used to live there and what I remember most is all of the trees, just lovely. But we never made it downtown so I’d love to have a chance to enjoy it!

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  36. Shauna says

    RICHMOND ME

    I really only know it’s where you live and that there seems to be crazy awesome thrift stores in the area!!

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  38. Krista says

    RICHMOND ME!!!!

    It looks like an amazing place with amazing history (plus one pretty rad Petersik family)! One thing I know about Richmond, is that Edgar Alan Poe is from there. Spooky!

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  41. Shay says

    Richmond Me!

    I visted growing up because my grandparents lived there. I remember it as the city of white Christmas lights…everywhere!

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  43. Alyssa Schaffer says

    RICHMOND ME!!

    Richmond, Virgina is where Patrick Henry gave his famous “give me liberty or give me death” speech! And of course, it is home of the two best bloggers EVER!

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  44. Elva says

    Richmond me!
    John and Sherry live there. Crossing my fingers I win. It would be an awesome date for my hubby and I. Been married 7 years and we have never had a vacation. I think its time!

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  47. Rue says

    RICHMOND ME!

    The only thing I know is that it’s where you guys live! But what better way to find out more than to come and visit? ;)

    Also I have a friend originally from Texas who lives there and really just wants to come back to the Lone Star State :)

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  48. Marie says

    RICHMOND ME! I know it’s the capital but that’s about all. That’s why I NEED to win! So I can learn so much more about the place you call “home”.

    Reply

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