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Who doesn’t need a little Sex [and the City] in our everyday? An occasional dose of fah-bu-lous can be just what the doctor ordered. So does this mean we have to go spend $500 on a pair of shoes that we can’t afford or sleep with a stranger because he held the elevator open for us? Of course not. But we can all take a page from these four stiley-riley She Yorkers who exemplify life, love and true friendship.

I feel very fortunate to have an ongoing tradition with three of my closest friends that would make Carrie Bradshaw and the girls proud. For every birthday, we all take each other out to dinner. Which means our four cute selves doll up big-city-style and hit different eateries/wine bars/restaurants across Seattle four times a year (give or take). While there isn’t a designated Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, or Samantha (thank God), there is an Erika, Raynu, Ria and Victoria. While we all bring a certain somethin somethin to the table, we undoubtedly take away a new certain somethin somethin from each other.

The tradition has evolved over time. In robust years, we go all out. Appetizers and cocktails, entrees with appropriately paired wines, and dessert(s) with champagne/port or similar. It’s these particular nights, depending where we were dining, the restaurant owners would pledge their undying love to us. In leaner times, like this year, we’ve dialed down our venue choices and reined in our “one of those, two of these” ordering styles. The true essence of the evening is just getting the four of us all together, which really only seems to work out these four times year (a bonus showing at New Year’s or similar would be the exception).

Occasionally we have the SATC open forum where one of us has the floor and the other three listen intently, chiming in with support, snappy remarks, or the appropriate amount of oh-so-sage advice. But more often, we are just so happy to see each other, we talk as fast as we can and have round robin, two-on-two conversations. Always fun and quite entertaining, both for us and anyone around.

Obviously our conversations aren’t near as juicy or shocking as the SATC girls, particularly as only two of the four are single, however all four of us always seem to manage to bring a good story or three to the table. Topics range from relationships to careers to family to fashion to food to whatever else is on our mind. And let us just say there is never a loss of words with this group.

While most girls out on da’ town evenings are filled with levity and festivity, sometimes they take a turn on the serious side. But that’s life. We are there when it’s easy and when it’s hard. And while we might not always have the right words, we do have each other. To quote Carrie Bradshaw: “When real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep walking.” And thank god for the friends who dust you off , bring you an ice pack for your bumped knee and a martini for your bruised spirit. And if there is a hint of fabulous in the mix, all the better.

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