Meredith

BIG News!

November 23, 2011 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Happy Wednesday!!! I know most of you gearing up for Thanksgiving and probably busy cleaning house, baking pecan pies, and preparing for family to arrive, but we want to share a little Happy News with all our loyal Parish & AFGID followers. Ashley and her gypsy self has done it again– WE’RE MOVING! Yup! You heard right, we’re moving!! We couldn’t be more THRILLED to be back in Cloverdale. We will be moving into the Old Cottage Collections space across the street from Roux. Not only will it be a new home to Parish, it will also house the Ashley Gilbreath Interior Design Studio. Don’t worry though, we LOVE Hampstead so much we will be keeping our shop there too. We start demolition on our new place the first week of December. We wanted you guys to be along for the ride, and to see all the progress from start to finish, so keep a look out on the blog for a behind-the-scenes look! We’ve got our work cut out for us. And what Grand Opening of any new store isn’t complete without a BIG Party– Get excited Folks, We’ve got a one in the works!

Evan

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Fun Fashion Friday!

November 18, 2011 By Meredith 4 Comments

Happy Friday! We made it through yet another week. Thanks be to God!

Here are some of the fabulous things I saw on Pinterest this week. When possible, I’ve noted the source of the find as the caption in the photo.

Pretty Lace! ASOS

Such a fabulous trench! http://www.missselfridge.com

Hello, gorgeous. Free People

Beautiful red. JCREW

Love the blue hue. www.vestique.com

Boot Socks, how cute are these? www.sahalie.com

I wish I knew where this came from because I'm obsessed.

...and this. Anyone know?

Finally, a bit of news. This will be my last post as a regular Parish girl! I have accepted an offer to work for the Alabama Republican Party headquartered in Birmingham. We’ve got some big elections coming up within the next couple of years! I am moving to the Magic City next week. Not to worry, I’ll still be blogging from Bham for Ashley and Parish. While I am so excited to move, I am of course super sad to leave this gorgeous world of interior design, but hey, politics is my first love I’m sure Bham has just as many gorgeous things as Parish does (Hello, Tracery! I’m coming to do a blog post on you!)
THANK YOU SO MUCH for reading with us! We only started this blog in July so to have so many fans so soon is absolutely amazing and we love every one of you! Keep reading, I know these girls will keep you informed on all of the exciting things going on here at AFGID!

Til next time,

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Bob Seger at the BJCC

November 17, 2011 By Meredith 1 Comment

Tuesday night I headed up to Birmingham with my boyfriend’s awesome parents to see the one and only legend BOB SEGER in concert. The last time Sonny’s parents saw Seger was in Birmingham in…1978…and they were as eager to get back as we were to see him for the first time.

You know Bob’s music. I was hoping he would play some of my all of my all-time classic rock hits such as

AGAINST THE WIND – OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL – LIKE A ROCK – STILL THE SAME – NIGHT MOVES

and…WE’VE GOT TONIGHT

But, to everyone’s amazement, he PLAYED ALL OF THEM! His voice is still as strong and clear as it ever was. The crowd was definitely an even mix of original fans and new ones…

Haha! Crowd Shot

I was next to a couple in their 60′s while Sonny’s mom was next to a nice couple in their 20′s. Our seats were AMAZING. We were so close.

BOB WAS SO GREAT! Please excuse the picture quality, these are so not AFGID approved quality, but this was the best I could do whilst jamming out and trying to zoom flash free…

It was such a great night despite the torrential downpour we experienced on our way home to Montgomery. Please look at this ridiculously AWESOME T-shirt Mrs. Wills bought me:

YES!

ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS

…now, to download all of his greatest hits on Itunes. That’s where I’ll be if you need me. Huge thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Wills for taking us – we had an absolute blast! I can’t wait for my next big concert!