Casondra's Adventures

February 27, 2015: Jennifer's Hollywood Film Premiere -- Go Jennifer!

These photos are "sharing", not Art (it was dark, the pace was fast), but what a fine evening to share. And these photos were taken by a variety of people.

Jennifer acted in an indie film called "Roxie" (about relationships and aging) that premiered in Hollywood with a red carpet event. I flew down to SoCal to support her and scooped up my friend Alex, who lives in Orange County, to go to this special event, too.

Alex was excited because he is an aspiring screenwriter, and he had never been to a film opening. (He does med tech startups as his main career, but his mom was a Muppeteer for Jim Henson, so that creative side needs some expression, too!) I was excited because --IT WAS JENNIFER! :)

Jennifer has been like a sister to me for about 17 years. We met just a couple years after I moved to San Francisco, through Dr. Ross's office where we both worked. We have been there for each other through so many phases of each other's lives, through so much growth.

Jennifer is a single mom with 2 kids, works full time, commutes 120 miles a day in Bay Area traffic, and STILL commits to make time to pursue her true passion, which is acting. She is as feisty and wonderfully righteous as the women I grew up with (she is also half Mediterranean, ha ha), and also one of the most INTUITIVE, WISE people I have ever known. She takes all the finely tuned perception skills and deep feeling she learns through acting techniques and applies it to everyday life. she "feels" stuff in her gut, and when I try to fight her gut with logic, I lose. Every time.

Jenn, I am so proud of you and value you so much. Thank you for being such a big part of my life, and for being my biggest cheerleader when I run out of steam.