Jen Faces Her Future

Weathering news of Brad's pending fatherhood, she's focused on building a life beyond the fast lane, healing a rift with her estranged mother and finding happiness with a man who makes her smile

Originally posted Thursday January 26, 2006 12:00 PM EST

"She's a great girl, so sweet, so fragile," says a Vaughn pal of Aniston (at Sundance). "She likes his strength." Photo by: SARA JAYE WEISS / STARTRAKS

The snow was blowing and the frigid air unforgiving – but the throng jamming Main Street in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 21 didn't care. Inside a Volkswagen SUV making its way up the road sat Jennifer Aniston, in town for the premiere of her low-budget comedy Friends with Money, which opened the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 19.

Sure, in the small ski town she was wearing a parka...

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