Fairy Godmothers

I spent the night before Halloween on a much needed girls night. I needed to douse my feelings of overwhelm and stress with some good laughs and margaritas. And so did the rest of us.

As I sat at the table staring around at my amazing girlfriends I realized how lucky I am. And how lucky my daughter is to be surrounded by such positive female power. My friends come from all backgrounds. We are scientists, lobbyists, students, accountants and some still finding direction. Some of us are in relationships, some are still in the dating game. But once a month we all come together for margaritas and laughs. We cry together. We laugh together. We stand together.

Most of us have had a pretty rough year. We've lost jobs, friends, boyfriends, self esteem, our minds at times. But at any moment of one of us has been there for each other. With no judgement. Just hope.

And as I sat at the table surrounded by the beauty of my friends. I felt like the luckiest girl in the world. And I felt blessed that my daughter gets to be surrounded by such power and beauty. Ally is only 20 months old, but in some way these women have already influenced her.

I always dreamed a of a fairy godmother when I was little. I looked around that table and realized that A. has more fairy godmothers than she could have ever dreamed...