***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.
Erin C says
west MEEEE west ME!!!!! Aw, we had just moved into our own witto (FIRST!!) house in 2007. I love you guys too, you know why you get 2 mil hits on the ol’ blog-o-roo? cause you guys are consistent. and awesome. AT THE SAME TIME! amazing. Thanks for all you do, YHL is like crack I tell you! But the good kind. Is there a good kind? I’m going to stop now. xD <3's.
megan says
west me!
since 2007, i’ve gotten married, graduated from college, moved 1,000 miles away from where i grew up, had one kid (#2 is almost here, too), and got a dog. and a few gray hairs, too.
Caitlin says
West me!!!!!
Carole says
WEST ME!!!!!
Let’s see, since 2007…I am just getting busier and older! We have been in our house since 2006 and it STILL needs work…his might just do the trick!
Jill says
West Me! I’ve quit my job, gone back to school, graduated and started a new career! Now my husband is doing the same thing.
staceyk says
west me! Four years ago I only had one child, lived in a different time zone.. life is pretty different now.
Tiffany says
West Me…
I was single and sad. Now I’m so very married to my soulmate Josh, and have 2 stunning little girls (with another on the way!)
Life is abundantly good.
Holly says
WEST ME!!
Time marches on and the one thing that we find stays constant is change. We moved from a historic multilevel house to a massive 1950s ranch (sound familiar?) and are loving the change. 3700 square feet is a lot to decorate though, especially on a quite limited budget, but it’s fun to be creative and search for deals. My best deal recently was a HUGE entertainment cabinet (that we use for a liquor cabinet, and photo book storage) found at Goodwill for $43 dollars. Solid, real, tabacco-colored wood, with doors that open and fold back, with very minimal surface damage. It was a deal just for the fact that it was solid wood. The big surprise discovered as we unloaded it though? It was originally from Pier 1, so you you know it was $400-500 originally. I’m one proud bargain shopper :)
Shelley says
West Me please!!! God blessed my husband and I with 2 handsome, hilarious twin boys in 2009. Our life is very different now than 2007. We love it!
Olivia K says
West Me!! Married with a 15 month old son and our first home! Soooo different!
ERae says
WEST ME! I’m engaged, back in my hometown (though not for long), smarter, bigger, and more thoughtful.
Elizabeth F. says
West me! Since 2007 I graduated with my masters in teaching, moved, got married, and had a beautiful baby girl!
Brooke Belfry says
WEST ME!!! I recently started fixing up my home after having my first child, this would really help me out!! I love your blog!!
Holly says
West me! New rental house!
Abra says
WEST ME PLEASE. In the last four years I’ve gotten married, moved into our house, had surgery and recovered from it, and nearly doubled my income. life is good, thanks for sharing yours with us.
Debra says
WEST ME! I have a place in our new house that is waiting for two leather West Elm chairs to come and live!
Skye says
WEST ME!!!!
baby, real walls, much more, life is good!
Heidi says
West Me!
I got married in 2007! 7-7-07! So much has changed, so much for the better.
Laurel says
West Me!
I graduated college, fell in love, moved across the country, and started a new career…a lot can happen in four years!
Nick Klaus says
West me!!
It’s so cool that you moderate all these posts manually because that means that you might read this.
’07. Graduated high school and moved to LA. (yep, I’m a young’un). I had no clue what I was going to do with my life. Since then, I’ve lived on 2 continents, gotten back into stand-up comedy, been blackmailed, fallen in and out and in love, eaten the world’s hottest pepper, bought a car (accidentally) gotten a job (accidentally) and my own apartment (mostly on-purpose).
Life is exciting.
Erika says
WEST ME! I have 2 boys now instead of 1!
Jenny says
WEST ME!
Since 2007 we’ve moved 3 times, I started my photography business, my husband got a new job, and we just had a baby girl who is now 2.5 months old. Life now is very different than 2007 but I wouldn’t change it for anything!
Emily says
West me … same house, same husband *but* new son! (b. 2009). and new jobs since then as well. happy improvements, all!
Arden Coleman says
WEST ME!!!
2007 was a long time ago. Alot has changed: new city, new house, new man… I could keep going, but I won’t bore you!
Karey Shultz says
“WEST ME” pretty pretty please! Since 2007 I have gone full time in my photography business, met and married my husband, and we just bought a new home!
Lemie Payne says
West Me!!!
New house, new projects in new house & yard, new car – YEAH! Now unemployed – BOO!
Veronica says
WEST ME!
I would give anything to go back to 2007…since then my husband passed away in November while I was pregnant, I had his son, bought a house without him, and now juggle life as a single mom of three. But it’s not all bad – I have 3 great kids, I love our new home, and I have the best friends a girl could ask for.
Caitlin says
WEST ME!!
Since 2007 I have moved out of the country, back into the country, to a new city, to a new house in that city…and I have new hair
Morgan says
WEST ME!
In 2007 the sweetie and I tied the knot – quite a lot has changed since then! All great, of course :).
Erin Gibson says
West Me! Moved to Tucson from Idaho and I just accepted a new job last week!
Allie says
WEST ME!! Alot has changed in the past 4 years.. My husband and I just recently moved to another state and we sold all of our furniture before we left so this gift card would be MUCH appreciated.
Ashley says
WEST ME!!!! Wow, everything has changed!! I have a new home (1st house), a baby (now 2 but still my baby), a new dog, new decor (thank God), a new hair style(thank God again), went back to college, and I never sleep anymore so I’m usually a hot mess!!! Which is why I need 500 buckaroos to bring me back to life!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) West Elm is amazing, I’m dreaming of what could soon be living in my home!
Jacob says
WEST ME! I am married now. Four years ago, I wasn’t even sure if I’d be ready to consider marriage for another five. Looks like my desire to be married found a way to become reality! Also, I am nearly finished with college. I suppose four years ago, I thought I was getting close to finishing, but that was in engineering and after a few detours, I am about ready to enter the field of education as a professional classroom teacher.
Leah says
WEST ME!!
I graduated and moved from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest!
ashley says
WEST ME! I had a baby, moved from hawaii to california, got engaged kicked out my renters and moved back into my house in the last 2.5 years!
Kate says
West Me!! pretty please…emphasis on the pretty :)
Chii-Hui says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, I’ve graduated college, worked for an organization that I love for three years (next week), became engaged, gotten the best two puppies in the world, and we’ve just bought our first house! It’s been a great 3 years! :)
Rube says
WEST ME…
In the past few years, I’ve gotten engaged and bought my first house. Cheers to another good year!
Natalie says
West Me!!
Since 2007 I’ve graduated from college, moved out on my own, met a cute boy, married him, adopted a ferocious feline named Penelope, and WE JUST BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOUSE THIS WEEK!!! It’s desperately in need of West Elm-age!
Jenna says
Great giveaway! Would love to win…
Heather morris says
WEST ME! I have changed the color of every room in my house at least once some even twice since 2006.
Millie says
WEST ME!!!
The biggest change since 2007? Probably a tie between getting married and buying a house…yay for both!
Snooglerat says
West Me! I have just bought a new house and this would be AMAZiNG for me and my husband! :)
Tasha says
West me!! I got a new job/career so I could afford a new,bigger place, and now I need new stuff to fill my new house!
Megan Lunsford says
West Me!
I have had three girls since then!
Amanda Gaither says
WEST ME!!!
Tasmin says
West me! New baby and all sorts of fun
Kathryn says
WEST ME!!
Sara says
WEST ME AND… My life is dramitically different than it was four years ago. I moved from IN to MA, got married, bought a house, just got a puppy and had started two new jobs 3 years ago. I can’t even imagine that all of that has happened because it feels like it was just yesterday when I was in college living in a rent house with four friends!
Lisa Scudder says
West Me!
My life is very different now than it was four years ago. This time for years ago my husband and I were living on pins and needles. He had completed 20 years of active duty in the US Army but we didn’t know if he was going to get to retire, or if he would have to deploy or if he would have to spend another year in the Army stateside. We lived in that state of unknown starting the beginning of Sept of 07 until July of 08. It was CRAZY!! In July he was allowed to retire. YAY!!