r/woodbridgeva

I have what feels like an impossible mission. I'm trying to find a very dear best friend from elementary school. It's been about 21 years and I don't have much to go on, but I've never stopped wondering and worrying about her.

• Went by the nickname "Misty" (may not be her real name)
• Real first name possibly Jade, Jayden, or Jaiden (or some other spelling) my mom mentioned once that it was a unisex-style name, but I never knew the spelling
• Female, likely born 1994 - 1996
• Was in 3rd grade at Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary School, Woodbridge, VA, around 2005 (I was in 5th grade)
• Lived on the 3rd floor of an apartment building on Eisenhower Circle, Woodbridge, VA
• Reddish hair, freckles. Kind of resembled a young Lindsay Lohan, if that means anything to anyone
• By summer 2006 she had moved. I've heard a guess of Fredericksburg, VA, but I'm not sure

I moved to Pearl City, Hawaii around that time and never got to say a proper goodbye, or tell her that she was my best friend, the way she seemed to regard me. I have very few regrets in life, and this I regret to this day. She was the last person I remember being so bright, considerate and kind to me before things became darker and... difficult. In fact, it would be right to say that she was not just a ray of sunlight, but a whole week of it in a very dark childhood/adolescence. Before I left, I gave her a hermit crab I'd had, named Shelly. I never told her how much she meant to me, and I'd like the chance to, even just once, before it's actually too late. I'm not looking for anything from her. I just need to know if she's okay and doing well.

I wish that I had a yearbook from my time there. I would recognize her instantly. But alas, I do not. But I am in it.

I'm not asking for anyone to post personal information publicly. If any of this sounds familiar, I would really appreciate a private message.

Thank you for reading and thank you for any leads or suggestions.

- Nathan

I live in Woodbridge , Va , I want recommendations to where I can study that is open until 10pm because most libraries close at 8pm. I don’t mind driving up to 20 minutes. Please I can’t study at home when I am studying for my NCLEX. It‘s also my first time using Reddit so I don’t know if I am doing this post correctly

Does anyone know what caused the big stretch of heavy traffic today and yesterday morning (between 8:30-9 am) from Woodbridge HS to a little past Tacketts Mill?? Wondering if it will continue in the days to come. Thanks

EDIT: No, I am not new. I have lived here for 35 years. I recently started a new job that requires me to drive through the distance I mentioned. I began this job on the first of June and didn’t experience this inexplicable clog in the particular span of road I mentioned until just this week. Even when the kids were still in school, this wasn’t a thing. So, like I said, this major traffic hike did not occur until Monday of this past week.