Jessica Juggles Family and Hollywood Obligations

It’s always amazing how much energy Jessica Alba has. She always seems to be everywhere and do everything at once and she never even seems tired. This week was definitely no exception.

Today (December 11), for example, Jess and her husband Cash had lunch in Brentwood together. They went to the Gaucho Grill and, judging by their hand holding and the expressions on their faces, they’re still feeling like newlyweds. Of course, it was hard to see much of Jess’ face, considering she was wearing the over-sized sunglasses she’s taken to wearing a lot lately.

Meanwhile, last night Jessica made an appearance at the opening of the Conga Room in Los Angeles. It was quite a party. Dylan McDermott and Eva Longoria also attended and so did many other celebrity guests. The Black Eyed Peas supplied the music for the evening, but without Fergie, who was in London at the time.

It’s amazing that Jessica had the energy for such a party considering what she was up to Tuesday. Cameras caught her with Honor Marie on a play date in the park. I don’t envy Jess looking after a little one like that all day. It can take a lot out of most people, but apparently not her. She looked plenty energized the next night at the Conga Room.

The working mom’s life didn’t end there for Jessica this week, though. On Monday she was seen grocery shopping in Beverly Hills at Bristol Farms. Even great actresses need groceries, after all. She really seems to be embracing the role of wife and mother just as well as every other roll she’s played.

Speaking of roles she’s played, rumor has it that Sin City 2 is set to begin filming in Spring of 2009. Plus, she’s filming An Invisible Sign of My Own and she’s got The Killer Inside Me in pre-production!

If you’ve lost track, that means she’s playing the real-life roles of mother, wife and actress and the screen roles of a math teacher, a grieving woman and a prostitute all at once! Yet, with all that going on, she still has time to be a calendar girl. It’s amazing!

I find myself wondering what she’ll do next. Will she take Honor to the park? Will she go grocery shopping? What Hollywood hot spots will she visit next? One thing is for sure. She’s an expert juggler of family, work and time.

What roles will she take on in the future? Only time will tell. I think she ought to play a superhero again, personally. Not only was she great as Sue Storm but apparently she is a real-life wonder woman!

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Jessica and Hubby Cash at Gala Benefit.

Heroes star—and past advocate for the Declare Yourself campaign—Hayden Panettiere was one of the names on the very-V.I.P. guest list at a gala benefit at the Fillmore Auditorium. Jessica Alba and Cash, Kerry Washington and Anne Hathaway were also on hand for the rockin’ night, which featured a performance by the Black Eyed Peas.

Jessica Alba at 2008 NCLR Alma awards

Actress Jessica Alba presents the award for Special Achievement in Fashion during the taping of the 2008 “NCLR Alma” awards at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, August 17, 2008. The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) gives out the ALMA awards to honor outstanding Latino artistic achievement in television, film and music. The show airs on September 12 on ABC.