***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.
Sean says
WEST ME! Two new babies and a new house since 2007.
Mary says
WEST ME!!
In last 4 years I’ve gotten married, moved to Herndon, VA, got a second dog, and bought a house. Congrats on 4 years!
Heather says
WEST ME!
I’ve graduated college, moved twice & bought a house with my boyfriend!
Liz J says
WEST MEEEE!!!! I LOVE following your blog and would love to add some new “west” to my nest!!
Rachel says
West me!!!
Since 2007, I’ve changed jobs 3 times, gotten a puppy, lost said puppy :(, adopted a fantastic dog, welcomed 2 more nephews to our family, gotten married & am now undertaking home renovations with my husband! Amazing what 4 years can do! Congrats to you!!
Emily says
WEST ME!! A lot has changed in 4 years…got a new job, moved into a new place that desperately needs some West Elm love and a great new relationship so life is good!
Val says
WEST ME!
I’m moving back to Cali! So excited!
Hillary says
West me!
Let me see. Two babies and a cross country move…
erin says
West me!!!!!
I actually like their stuff! so since 2007 – we’ve got our condo! Got married….the typical stuff.
Cassie G. says
WEST ME!
In 2007…well, not much has changed! Definitely didn’t have kids, get a house, or get married like most people are saying. I’m still at the same job, same school (though in graduate school now), same city. I need to change more!
Cara says
West Me!!!
Since 2007 I have graduated college, started a new job and moved into an amazing new apartment.
Leslie says
“WEST ME”
We still live in the same house, however, in 2007, we only had 2 children. Now, in 2011, we have 3!!!
Barbara Lee says
WEST ME!
I was married in 2007…2011, happily single :D
Adrienne says
West me please! Recently moved to the mid-west, and could you some “west” love in our new adventure.
ESBlondie says
“WEST ME”
We bought our house in 2007! A lot has changed and this gift card would help a lot.
Wendy says
WEST ME!
Let’s see, new job, new house, new house repair skills! Best of all, new friends and neighbors :)
Lauren says
West Me! Lots has change in four years, but the best thing by far was marrying my sweet, sweet husband. He’ll even go shopping with me to West Elm, got to love that :)
Cori says
West Me! Just got married and bought a new house and my husband has to use an old footlocker as a desk! We need to class up the joint.
Juliana Cordova says
WEST ME!!
In 2007 I was fresh out of college and married the man of my dreams. Since then we moved from New Mexico, to Iowa, and now live in Nevada!
DENEE says
WEST ME
Emily says
West me!
Our biggest changes since 2007 are our two children.
Talia Sapp says
WEST ME !!! In the past four years I moved from Oregon to Georgia , bought my first house , got married and added Judy, a black lab, on to our growing family !
Cait says
WEST ME!! We have gotten married, bought a house, and started new jobs! In not particular order… :) Thanks for doing the giveaway!
Laura says
WEST ME!!!
I have few things that are the same since 2007. Such as I only have the same first name and the same immediate family. Other than that location, what I’m doing in life, married vs single, etc is all different and I’m loving it!!!
Jessica says
WEST ME!
West(le) me back into my high school jeans! (think wrestle without the r :)
Laura Giovanelli says
West Me!
Since 2007, I’ve quit my job as a features reporter at a newspaper to go back to school and I’m working on my MFA in Fiction Writing at NC State University. I love making things up. And I’m teaching freshmen English, too! Yay for our next generation!
Liz says
WEST ME!!! I lived in Colorado… now I live in DC. Big difference!
Cici says
New granddaughter since 2007…found YHL looking for how-to finish a wardrobe/chest for her–fell in love with your ideas and your enthusiasm–and Burger, of course. WEST ME into my next transformation!
Elise says
West Me!!
Since 2007 I have moved to and from Australia, started and finished grad school, and gotten engaged and married!
Katie says
WEST ME!!
In the last 4 years I had my 3rd baby, started a new job that I love and moved!!
Gretchen says
WEST ME!
Since 2007 I’ve gotten engaged, got married, traveled to another continent, had two babies (and with that ended my 21 year streak of not having any surgeries–my kids do weird things with their chords resulting in cesareans), went from dancing 6 days a week to stopping entirely, did three jobs and went to two different schools. And that’s all I can remember. Whew!
Emily says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, I’ve graduated from college, married my best friend, and bought our first house!
Kristina says
West me, since 2007 I have had two children and gone back to school
Sarah says
WEST ME!
Since 2007 I’ve graduated college (and my crew team), done 2 triathlons, run a half-marathon, a 1/3 iron-man triathlon, several 5ks and 10ks, and have gotten into cross-country skiing & snowshoeing! :)
S. Greiner says
WEST ME!!!
A lot has changed…I now have a 4 year old and his 3 year old brother joined us in 2008…we’re living in a new city (moved from the South to the Midwest) and I’m now a Stay At Home Mom…so lots of changes in just four short years!!!
Sara says
WEST ME!
Since 2007, we’ve added another addition to the family!
Kim says
WEST ME… got a divorce and learn how to really live life. Life is Good.
Lyndsey Holcombe says
WEST ME!!! have a new house and a baby on the way!
Sharon @ mamadoitall.blogspot.com says
WEST ME! We’ve got a new house, a toddler, and see the world through a whole new set of eyes than we did before. And our house is very beige and needs help urgently. ;-)
Alexandra says
WEST ME
Moved from UK back to USA
Lilia says
WEST ME!
In the past 4 years I graduated school, got a lovely cat named Paul Newman and moved across the country.
Tiffany says
WEST ME
We got married (yay!) and bought a beautiful ranch house.
Meredith says
WEST ME!!! In 4 years we have added 2 kids and a new house…it needs some sprucing up!
Katie says
West Me!!! In 2007 I was still in college! Loving having a house to decorate instead of a dorm!
Emily says
West me!!!
I was living in Northern NY in 2007, just got a half sleeve on my left arm and my husband was in the Army at Fort Drum…now he’s deployed AGAIN….some things never change…!
Audrey says
WEST ME PLEASE!
i live in a new city, new house, new husband!
Myriam says
West Me!!
New city, baby, house! (:
Jesse says
West me!
Let’s see, I was a sophomore in college in 2007. Now I have to pay rent and make my own dinner.
Ticona says
WEST ME! A new house, new job, new relationship, and a new dog :-)
Lisa G says
West Me! Married with a one year old, pregnant, in a new house (moving in Nov. too) and no longer teach!