First the why's of this, the reason behind her behaviour. And I believe you've already given enough clues to figure this part out:
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Originally Posted by -Ever-
-Both of us are 22 years old.
-I'm a senior in college, she's got a bunch of different jobs, but she's mainly modeling and trying hard to get her acting career flowin.
-We've been dating for over two years.
-I've had plenty of serious relationships (IE learned quite a few good lessons) prior to this and I'd say she has a little less experience, if that doesn't sound rude to say...
-We usually spend lots of time together. Weekday/weekend evenings, post/prior school/work hours. We really enjoy eachother's company.
-We are both quite sentimental in general.
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The sum of all those facts is that your relationship is soon reaching the settling down stage. You're soon out of school, she's searching to anchor her career, and you've been together long enough now to where its probably time to dig down or bail out -- something that all too often takes place in transitional periods, like graduations, job relocations, etc.
This impending "settingly down phase" has different effects on people, and a frequent one is what your girl seems to be showing. Fear of committment, second thoughts, whatever...she may need time away to decide if the relationship is worth it.
Girls night out can be her way of testing the water, reassessing her value on the market. Could also be her way of getting friends input on her life decisions from her girlfriends in a relaxed setting, while "checking out cute butts".
What to do about it? I'd give her that time away, and use it to hang out with your buddies and focus on your own needs. Work on your social network again, something you've probably lost track of if you've been up each others butts the last two years. But DONT make a huge deal out of her space needs, because it will only have the opposite effect from what you're trying to accomplish.
With any luck, she'll find her way back to you after she's thought things through. And if it doesnt you'll be able to fall back on that social network you've already started working on.