Writing about writing

My first memory of writing starts with kindergarten. The teacher of my class was teaching us how to spell simple words such as the, like, also. I was having fun but I wanted to spell bigger words. I asked my teacher how to spell other words. A few other students had the same thing in mind. My teacher sat the three of us at a separate circular table and wrote out the word "house" on a small white board. We were given the small lined white boards that the other kids had but we had a slightly harder task. I was able to write out a big word not just letters and small words. I now knew had to spell house. I might not know how to pronounce each letter but I knew what it looked like.
Through out elementary school the more I read the better I got at writing. Reading taught me more vocabulary than any of my teacher's spelling tests. To this day people tells me that I use big words or stop and ask me: "What does that word mean?" This might deter some people from using their vocabulary but I have pride for mine. Reading was the key thing that propelled my writing from kindergarten and first grade into the upper elementary levels.
In third grade we had a contest. Who ever read the most "Amelia Bedilia" books and wrote the best essay about the books and how the series went along won a prize. I read all the books in the classroom and also bought the books that my teacher didn't have. I wrote a long paper describing the ins and outs of Amelia's life. All of my work paid off. To this day I don't remember what the prize was but I do remember how the reading and writing felt. By wining I felt like a better student.
The older I got the more I wrote. I kept a journal through out my educations in to my high school years. It was very theriputic and I enjoyed getting all of my emotions out.
Now that I'm in the "real world" I barely have time to write because I'm working, going to school, and studying. I would love to have the time to write is a journal again buy right now it's not in the works. Maybe in my writing future will be a possible book. I've tossed the thought around in the past so I guess I'll have to wait and see what will happen.