Time Flies

Day 316 (April 1st)

I can't believe that it's almost been a full year since I've started this blog. It's crazy how fast the time is passing us all by. When I look back to the first blog post I wrote, I think about all that has happened since then. 

I'm 17 and a half now and graduating from high school. Well, I hope I'll be graduating this year. Prom is still yet to come but I'm pretty excited for that. More than prom, I'm excited to walk across the stage at graduation with my friends and accept my diploma. High school's been alright, but I can't wait to get outta there. 

As for my day today, it hasn't been overly exciting. I've spent most of the day pinning stuff on Pinterest and avoiding going outside because of the freak rain storm. Man, I can't wait for summer. No school and nice weather sounds perfect right about now. 

Thanks for reading, 

Jessica Dryden

Baptist Dance

266 (Feb. 10th)

"Come on shake it up baby. Twist and shout"

AH! This past Sunday was wonderful. I actually got up and made it to church on time. Don't ask me how, but I did. I was especially excited for this day because we were having another crazy Baptist dance at youth group again. When our youth leader announced it in church to remind us, I couldn't help but smile. I love dancing.
After church, I went home and had lunch with momma. Then she left for Fredericton for the week, without me! :( My favorite place in the world and she wouldn't even let me come. She was all "School, Jess!" Oh, mothers and their incessant need to pester you about school. But anyway, I was getting excited for this dance as I was texting Andy and getting ready simultaneously.
As the time for the dance was quickly approaching, I was almost ready. Feelin' fly in my favourite red dress and fixin' up a few of my Taylor Swift curls. I finished just as my limousine arrived (my friend Adam's mom was driving me there).
Once we arrived at the church, we chatted and went upstairs to do a bible study before our dance. I was so excited I could barely sit still. When the bible study was done, we raced downstairs where they had a sick dance floor set up with these cool lights. And food! There was delicious food.
We danced until we couldn't dance anymore. Literally! They played Twist & Shout and I just went crazy. These dances are just so much better than the ones at school. There's none of that nasty dancing that teenagers do now a days. But it was good ol' baptist dancing. It was what I imagine the dances were like back when they are sock hop and soda parlours. Ah, what a night it was!

Oh by the way, this is my friend Courtney. Isn't this the best dress ever?

- Jessica Dryden

Snowed In

Day 265 (Feb. 9th)

"Glittered my football"

I've been cooped up in my house all day! I'm not brave enough to go outside in this cold Canadian weather. You think I'd be used to this sort of thing, but no. I've been spending my day doing puzzles, baking, picture taking and watching more of Pride and Prejudice.
I love jigsaw puzzles, so mum and I started working on a puzzle early this afternoon. We decided to take a break and then we just never finished it. After, I made this dessert. You know, practicing my housewife skills and all. I've taken a few pictures here and there. They always turn out so much better when I'm actually outside though. I guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow.
Pride and Prejudice is just such a good movie! I really do love it. Of course, I prefer the book. Jane Austin is probably my favorite author.
But yes, it's been a pretty good day. Not to complain, but I'll be really excited for when all this snow stops. Only 38 days until spring <3

- Jessica Dryden

It's Friday

 Day 264 (Feb. 8th)

"Are those pancakes?"

Hello, readers! For those of you that are still with me and are still reading, I thank you for your patience. Much has been happening in the life of Jess Dryden. I haven't had time to write. But I'm back now! And I hope I can blog from now until day 365, which is only 101 days from now. Oh! How the times passes by oh so quickly.
Now that all that's been said, I should probably tell you about my day. I woke up, just like every other morning. Running late as per usual. I arrived at school and was off to my first class. I'm still getting use to my new schedule. (We just started semester 2)
Maegan, Brooke and I planned our stop motion animation for media productions class. It's going to be brilliant! At least, I hope it will be brilliant. Then I headed for nutrition and healthy living class! I was particularly excited because it's Friday and we were doing pilates.
It was brutal! For those of you that know me, you'd know I'm not in very good shape, but I'm doing my best to try and fix that. Since I'm not used to it though, it was quite a work out. I avoided walking up the stairs as much as possible for the rest of the day.
I had one more class, then lunch. I had my two afternoon classes and headed for home after modern history. Gotta say, I'm really loving that class this year. After I was home, I read some Jane Austin and then watched a scene from Pride and Prejudice. Sometimes I like to read scenes from a book then watch it in a movie. I like to compare the two. I gotta find myself a boyfriend or something.
Now I'm just catching up on some blogging, listening to music and editing pictures. There were some random fireworks that went off not too long ago. I'm dreading tomorrow because I know I'll be snowed in all day. I'm thinking, board games and puzzles? Bring it on.

- Jessica Dryden

Another Productive Day

Day 232 (Jan. 7th)

"I have 25 bucks in the bank and no license."

Yesterday was a pretty good day. I woke up late, as per usual and didn't really do all that much in the morning. Or in the afternoon. When it was evening time, I got up from bed and made some tea. I just found out that they sell my favorite kind of tea at Superstore! Along with my tea, I made a cookie. Just one cookie and it tasted like cake. While doing all of that, I was also chatting with my American friend Russell. He's great. We chatted for a good three hours about movies and such. I also watched Glee (Don't judge me).
I eventually went to bed.

Christmas Eve

Day 218 (Dec. 24th)

"Dude, I know you!"

Christmas Eve! I will admit I was pretty darn excited. Christmas came and went so fast this year. I mean, I still can't believe it's come and gone for the year. This Christmas Eve, I woke up late in the morning. Mom and I had to go to the mall, again. We had to pick up one last Christmas gift. I also had to get pictures printed at Superstore. Once we were done all that, we headed home.
I relaxed for the afternoon; watched television and stuff. I then got ready for the annual Christmas eve service at my church. I always look forward to that. I wore my favorite red dress and just left my hair to be all Taylor Swifty.
After the service was done, I went downstairs to say a merry Christmas to my friends. I ran into one Zack Davis, that I'd met several months earlier at Potential Impact. Apparently his family lives in the area, although he lives several hours away. It was so cool to see a familiar face!
Dad picked me up after the service and we drove to Irving Big Stop. It turns out that the restaurant there was close. So where did we end up going? McDonald's of course. The employees made me laugh as I waited to pick up our "food." They really do have the greatest staff there.
Once I arrived at home, I decided to watch The Holiday. Christmas tradition and all. It may come as a shock, but not long into the movie, I fell asleep. Ah well.

-Jessica Dryden

Christmas Shopping

Day 217 (Dec. 23)

"Boys are nothing but trouble"

I woke up on Sunday only a few minutes before it was time for church, so I decided not to go. Instead I prepared myself to go to the mall. Surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. I really thought it was going to be busier than it was. I had to do some last minute Christmas shopping that day. And by "last minute Christmas shopping", I mean I bought everyone's Christmas present on that day.
For lunch, we took a quick break and went to McDonald's. It was the first time I'd had a Big Mac in so long! After lunch I continued on my shopping spree for Christmas presents and by the time we'd left the mall, I had almost everyone's present. I was quite happy, I must say.
I went home and chatted with my best friend via Facebook while watching The Little Mermaid 2. I was exhausted from being at the mall all day.

-Jessica Dryden

Winter

Day 216 (Dec. 22)

"I dropped a breakfast burrito in my shoe."

Quite the beautiful day it was yesterday. One of the nicest days we've had here in weeks, I'd say.

I woke up late morning. Kaitlyn and I had made plans to go to the market at some point, but that didn't work out as planned. So I spent the morning not really doing much. I just hung around the house.

Around 3 o'clock, I went to over bestest friend's house. Since we're both off school now, we decided to hangout. And of course, a photo shoot was in order. 

The weather and lighting were both so perfect for taking photos. We walked around the view, taking pictures in the park. I think this photo is my favorite from the evening. My best friend is so gorgeous.

It was starting to get dark and cold, so we headed for home. Once we arrived at Tera-Mae's, we had some supper and then she drove me home. I love my best friend.

At home, I edited pictures and listened to Taylor Swift. Then I was feeling kinda Disney, so I watched The Little Mermaid. I never realized how ridiculous the plot line of that movie is. I began watching The Little Mermaid 2 but shortly into the film, I fell asleep. 

-Jessica Dryden

Young Adult Life

Day 59

"Oh I hope he's working"

Tera-Mae and I decided to go shopping for clothes at Frenchy's. I'm practicing young adult life; a life with no money.
We both managed to find some cute clothes. Then we headed to the mall, because there were some really good sales that day. After about an hour at the mall, we left and went to McDonald's. The one on mountain road, of course. We got ice cream, and it was delicious. Definitely worth the stomach ache.
                                                                             

-Jess Dryden

Farewell, Benjamin

Day 58

"Hey dude, stop taking my grass!"

I think it's safe to say Tuesday, July 17th was a sad day for all of us.
Tuesday was the last day most of us spent with Ben, our former youth pastor who worked at Riverview Baptist for about six years.
We (most of the youth group) went to Ben's house on Tuesday for one last BBQ, which we usually have at the end of summer. We went to the park down the street, had water fights (and grass fights), drank lemonade, and had one heck of a time together. Our last time together. </3

After everyone said their goodbyes, I left and went to the mall with dad. We drank tea, and went shopping for clothes. I ran into one of my best friends, Nathan! Like, this wasn't even planned. For someone who "hates" the mall, he sure is there a lot. After dad and I were done shopping, Kaitlyn, Nathan, Courtney, Jessica and myself went to see The Amazing Spiderman in the theatre.  It was a mildly entertaining movie, but it had a terrible ending. My rating: 3/5.

Nathan and I went in Court's time machine, uh, I mean car and we drove Nathan home. It was a pretty sketchy drive home because there was fog everywhere and then some cat thing ran across Nathan's driveway. It was actually the sketchiest thing.
Court drove me home, and I went to bed.
                                                                                                              -Jess Dryden

I'm Always in the Mood for Nachos

Day 57

"Well I'll be hornswaddled!"

Monday was the first time I've been to the beach all summer. It's kind of sad, really. We arrived at the beach around lunch time. I ate nachos for lunch! I <3 nachos.
I like the beach a lot. I mean, I'm not big on swimming but I like sand. And no matter how many people are at the beach, it's somehow always so quiet and peaceful. I also love walking in the water.
We stayed at the beach for  a couple of hours, then headed home to Moncton.
After we arrived in Moncton, I went to Tera-Mae's house to watch Napoleon Dynamite. I had not seen that movie since I was like, 10 years old. It was just as stupid as I remembered it to be. I suppose it was funny, too.
                                                                                               -Jess Dryden

Working Hard, Not Hardly Working

Day 56

"That's just 'cause he's whipped"

I went to Sunday morning church, of course. I went home to have some lunch after the service. Have you ever tried gluten-free egg mcmuffins? It's like eating cardboard and egg.
Around 3, I went to work at Maritime Idol. I finally got to work a coffee machine, which has been my dream for, like, ever. After I was done working, Styler came to get me and we went back to my house to watch a movie. Yep.
                                                                                                            -Jess Dryden

Becks!

Day 55

"Just let them go free and bouncy"

I went to the market on Saturday! But before I went there, I picked up a driver's handbook. I figure it's about time to get my license.
Upon arriving at the market, I went to see The Stams. Oh, how I miss working beside them. I didn't stay at the market for too long, because mom and I had to go get groceries. I did manage to get some gelato though. John makes the best!
So we went grocery shopping. I got enough boxes of fruit roll-ups to last me about 48 hours. I honestly have an addiction.
Tera-Mae came to get me around 7 PM because Becks was in town, and we all made plans to hangout. Becks is a camp counselor, so we barely get to see her in the summer time.
We all met up at Tera-Mae's house. We went to Bulk Barn to get snacks, and then we walked down Main Street that evening. I <3 Tera-Mae & Becks.
It was getting pretty late, so Tera-Mae drove me home, but not before we went to Taco Bell. Mmmmmm.
We were also going to go to McDonald's to see someone, but Tera-Mae drove to the wrong McDonald's. Oh Tera-Mae!
                                                                                     -Jess Dryden

A Quiet Afternoon

Day 54

"We just moved here from Ontario."

On Friday, my sister came to get me around lunch time. We went to Sobeys to get some groceries. Then K945 was having a mystery BBQ outside Sobeys, so we waited in line and scored some free tickets to Magic Mountain. While waiting, we met a girl who just moved to New-Brunswick a short time ago. She was from Ontario.
Ontario's a cool place. I'd definitely live there.
Anyway, after get our passes we headed over to visit Tyler at work. We then headed to a car repair shop place thing to get Styler's car fixed.
I left the car repair shop place thing around 1:45 PM, seeing as I had to be to work at 2. It wasn't too busy at work, so I mostly read.
                                                                                                   -Jess Dryden

In Love

Day 53

"I'm officially in love with Pinterest."

Yes, it's true! I'm in love with Pinterest. It's like, the best invention since pepperoni.

On July 12th, I went to VBS in the morning. It was great, as always. We were all in the kitchen, getting snacks. I got a glass of water, and I look away for a second and my glass of water becomes a swimming pool for gold fish crackers. The things my youth pastor does.

I walked home from VBS a little early because I wasn't feeling well. Once I got home, I had a nap and then decided it was time for me to get a Pinterest account. So I did, and well, I'm in love. I spent a great deal of time that night with Pinterest. 

                                                                                                         -Jess Dryden

Concert in the Park

Day 52

"What's a hipster?"

"Basically a hobo with an iphone"

I went to VBS in the morning. It was a good time, it was!
After VBS Britt, Tera-Mae, Daniel and I went to pick up some lunch. We went to Wendy's then, we went back to the church after dropping Daniel off at home. We ate our fast food, then I had to head home. I walked home. As soon as I arrived home, I started making cookies for the Youth In Action bake sale we were having in the park that night. I made tons of cookies while completing my afternoon chores.
Around 6, Jessica picked me up and her Kaitlyn and myself went to pick up the rest of the stuff for the bake sale, along with some ice for to keep the drinks cold. We arrived at the concert in Caseley Park. There wasn't a very big crowd, but we did manage to sell some stuff. Then Nathan showed up.
After the bake sale was over, Nathan walked me home again.
                                                                                                           -Jess Dryden

It's a Long Walk Home

Day 51

"Enjoy your cheese"

July 10th! It was a Tuesday. I was suppose to be going to VBS that morning, however I wasn't feeling too great. And since I was working that evening, I figured it best I stay home and rest. So that's what I did. I was feeling better after a couple of hours though.
I went to work at 5:30 PM. Right in the middle of work, Nathan called me and made me aware that he was coming to see me at work. He finally arrived like, half an hour before I was done work.
After I was off work, Nate walked me home. But before we went to my house, we we walked to superstore. While walking there, we ran into our best friends; the men wearing nice suits. We stopped to talk to them for a bit, and then went to superstore to get cheese. Unfortunately, they didn't have the kind of cheese I wanted so we went to McDonald's instead.
From there, it was about a 45 minute walk to my house. So we walked, and talked, and it was dark. After we finally got home, I went inside and Nate biked home to his house. Such a good best friend for walking me all the way home.
On a side note, I'm totally aware that my cat looks dead in this picture, but I assure you he's just napping.                                                                              
                                                                                              -Jess Dryden
                                                                             

Vacation Bible School

Day 50

"It says jews!"

VBS! I absolutely love Vacation Bible School. It's the week I had been waiting for all summer long.
I arrived at the church at approximately 8 AM, to help set up and stuff. Basically everything was already set up though. Britt informed me that I was going to be Tera-Mae's assistant for the week. VBS was from 9-12.
After it finished, Tera-Mae and I walked over to the church office, while singing Lion King songs. Tera-Mae had to work. Then Britt and Jordan showed up. We all hung out for a bit. Ben eventually arrived at the office, too.
After a while, they all decided it would be funny to post embarrassing things on my Facebook wall, and I couldn't get internet access to see what they were posting. Sometimes I think my friends are only my friends because they like to embarrass me. But I love them just the same.
Kaitlyn came to pick me up and I went to her house so I could use her trendy Mac to check what was posted on my wall. Then she drove me home.
                                                                                                  -Jess Dryden

Happiness

Day 49

"I'm the happiest girl in the world right now!"

I really was the happiest girl in the world on July 8th.
Don't get me wrong, it was a good day. Every day is a good day. Thing is, I don't know why I was so happy on that day. I just was. It's like nothing could bring me down; nothing at all. It was such a nice feeling. The truth is, I too often let things get me down.
Anyway, I didn't go to Sunday morning church. I did go to work from 2-5:30 PM. Like I said, it wasn't a really exciting day, but I was so happy. It was so nice.
                                                                                                            -Jess Dryden

Post-Birthday Parties

Day 48

"Pass the nachos?"

I'm always in my most indecisive state when I'm shopping for birthday presents.
On Saturday, July 7th Dad came to get me so I could go to the mall and get Kaitlyn a birthday present because we were celebrating her birthday that day. Since dad took time off work to come get me, I had to make this shopping trip quick. I was in and out of the mall in under twenty minutes. Pretty impressive if you knew how much time I spend at the mall.
I decided upon a tea kettle (because apparently Kaitlyn loves David's Tea now) and a movie gift certificate for a birthday present. A gift bag, a card and some tape; I was outta there.
Around 7 PM, Kait and Jess came to get me. We went to Kait's for nachos and cake! Britt and Court also came.
Britt had to go home after a while because she wasn't feeling well, but Court, Jess, Kait and I went driving around town. Of course, we did drive-bys!
We then went to Harry's Pizza to, well, to get pizza. It was delicious as always. By the time our pizza was ready, everyone was beat and we all decided to go home.
                                                                                                    -Jess Dryden