Fireflies on Fifth: “A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” -Coco Chanel

Being married is fabulous... It really is. It means you always have someone to come home to, someone to wake up with, someone to be there for you, and someone you can be there for. It means having someone that often knows you better than you know yourself, and being able to really BE yourself at all times. It's pretty much irreplaceable.

Neither Raja nor I relish when we're separated due to travel, so when Raja ended up having weekend travel plans recently, I went to work planning a girls' weekend... One of the only ones I've had in a long time that was full-on girls' style, complete with sleepovers, trying new recipes, mani/pedis, and drinks in unabashedly girly spots.

Curling irons were brandished... martinis were mixed... dresses were donned... And we had a ridiculously good time laughing together, discussing our lives, and talking about our favorite things about each other. Kiinnnddd of a love-fest. :) But that's what really good girlfriends are for, and when the weekend was over, I'm not sure who had more fun - Raja on his actual vacation, or me and my girlfriends during our staycation in NYC.

Being married IS fabulous, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I've just learned that good friends are every bit as important, and they are just as irreplaceable. While I love these girls in a different way, I truly love them every bit as much.