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T hro ughout m y 1 9 y ears o n e arth m y r e la tio nsh ip w it h r e ad in g a n d w ritin g o bvio usly

p la y ed a b ig p art i n m y l if e b ecau se y o u n eed t o k now h ow t o r e ad a n d w rite i n l if e .

W hen I w as y ounger I u se d t o h av e s o m eth in g l ik e a d ia ry w here I j u st u se d t o w rite

a b out t h e h ig hlig hts o f m y d ay. T his w as f ro m e le m en ta ry s c h ool t o m id dle s c h ool a n d

l if e w as j u st p erfe ct t o t h e p oin t w here t h ere w as a lw ay s s o m eth in g t o s p eak a b out i n m y

d ia ry . T he d ia ry s h ow ed h ow m y r e ad in g a n d w ritin g s k ills g ot b ette r b ecau se I w as

o bvio usly g ettin g o ld er, a n d l e arn in g n ew s tu ff t h ro ughout t h e y ears .

M y r e la tio nsh ip w ith r e ad in g a n d w riti n g f ro m m y m em orie s i n m y d ia ry g ot b ette r e ach

y ear b ecau se I w as g oin g t h ro ugh s c h ool a n d i n e ach g ra d e t h ere w as j u st d if f e re n t s tu ff

h ap pen in g. A m em ory I c an r e m em ber f ro m 2 nd g ra d e w as w hen w e w en t o uts id e f o r

l u nch r e cess a n d w e w ere p la y in g f o o tb all, a n d m y f rie n d w as c h asin g s o m eo ne w ith t h e

b all a n d h e e n ded u p b re ak in g h is a n kle . T his w as s o m eth in g t h at w en t i n m y d ia ry

b ecau se i t w as s o m eth in g b ad b ut s o m eth in g t o r e m em ber t h at w e c an l o ok b ack a t i n t h e

f u tu re . S in ce i t w as s u ch a m em ora b le p ie ce o f i n fo rm atio n g oin g i n m y d ia ry I h ad t o

m ak e s u re t h e r e ad in g a n d w ritin g w as p erfe ct s o w e c an u nders ta n d w hat w as b ein g s a id

i n t h e f u tu re i f w e e v er l o ok b ack i n t h e d ia ry . P eo ple o fte n l ik e t o r e m in is c e a b out a t im e

i n t h eir l if e w here t h ey f e lt l ik e t h eir l if e w as g ood a n d p eacefu l. I 'm s till f rie n ds w ith t h e

p ers o n t h at b ro ke h is a n kle a n d w e s ti ll r e m in is c e a b out t h is t im e o f o ur l if e e v en t h ough

i t w as a b ad m om en t f ro m t h e p ast.

A noth er m em ory I o fte n r e m in is c e a b out t h at I r e m em ber p uttin g i n m y d ia ry w as t h e d ay

o f 5 th g ra d e f ie ld d ay t r ip . T here w as a l o t g oin g o n t h at d ay t h at I p ut i n m y d ia ry f ro m

t h at s p ecif ic d ate b ecau se t h ere w ere s o m an y d if f e re n t a ctiv itie s t h at w e d id o n t h is d ay

t h at w e r e ally e n jo yed . T his i s w hy t h is t r ip w as s o m em ora b le b ecau se w e a ll h ad f u n

t o geth er a n d b ecau se t h is i s b efo re w e s ta rt a w hole n ew c h ap te r i n o ur l if e w hic h w as

m id dle s c h ool. T his d ay w e w en t t o a h uge p ark a n d h ad p ic n ic s, h ad r a ces, p la y ed a ll

t y pes o f s p orts , a n d d id s o m uch m ore d if f e re n t s tu ff . I k new w hen I g ot h om e I w as

g onna h av e a l o t t o w rite a b out s in ce i t w as s u ch a b ig p art o f m y l if e b ecau se i t w as l ik e

a c ele b ra tio n f o r e v ery one t h at g ot t h ro ugh e le m en ta ry s c h ool. I k new w hen I s ta rte d

w ritin g i n m y d ia ry t h e w ritin g h ad t o b e p erfe ct i n o rd er f o r i t t o b e s o m eth in g w e c o uld

r e ad i n t h e f u tu re t h at a ctu ally m ak es s e n se .

A noth er m em ory I r e call t h at I s p oke a b out i n m y d ia ry w as o n t h e l a st d ay o f m id dle

s c h ool w hen t h e w hole s e n io r c la ss w en t t o a p ark n ear o ur s c h ool a n d w e h ad a w ate r

f ig ht. T his w as a m em ora b le m om en t b ecau se t h is w as l ik e a n oth er c ele b ra tio n f o r

c o m ple tin g m id dle s c h ool, a n d w hat m ad e i t b ette r w as t h e f a ct t h at m ost o f t h e s e n io r

c la ss a tte n ded t h e w ate r f ig ht. S o w e a ll g ot t o c ele b ra te t h e s a m e a ch ie v em en t t o geth er, i t

f e lt g ood c au se w e a ll g re w a n d m atu re d t o geth er s o w e f e lt l ik e w e w ere r e ad y f o r

h ig hsc h ool d ue t o o ur l e v el o f m atu rit y a t o ur a g e. T his w as j u st a m om en t i n m y l if e t h at

h ad t o b e t a lk ed a b out i n m y d ia ry b ecau se i t w as s u ch a b ig g oal t h at w as c o m ple te d , a n d

t h e f a ct w e a ll d id i t w as j u st a sto nis h in g. F ro m w hat i r e m em ber i h ad a lo t t o w rite a b out

i n m y d ia ry a fte r t h at e v en t h ap pen ed , w hat I h ad s a id i n m y d ia ry h ad a l o t t o d o w ith

m y w hole m id dle s c h ool e x perie n ce, a ll t h e f rie n ds i m ad e i n m id dle s c h ool, a ll t h e g ood

t e ach ers i g ot t o m eet, a ll t h e m em orie s t h at i c re ate d i n t h is s c h ool, a ll t h ose h ard t im es

t h at i h ad i n t h e s c h ool, a ll t h e s tu ff t h at i w ork ed o n i n m id dle s c h ool t h at i h ad t o g et

b ette r a t, a n d a ll t h e n ew s tu ff t h at I l e arn ed f ro m a ll t h ese n ew p eo ple t h at I m ad e. T his

p art o f m y d ia ry w as d efin ite ly p ro bab ly t h e m ost I e v er w ro te o ut o f a ll t h e o th er s tu ff I

s p oke a b out i n m y d ia ry . I p ro bab ly w ro te t h e m ost i n t h at s e ctio n b ecau se m id dle s c h ool

p la y ed a b ig p art o f m y l if e b ecau se t h at's w here I m et m y c lo se st f rie n ds t ill t h is d ay, a n d

m id dle s c h ool a ls o b uilt m y c h ara cte r i n a w ay c o m pare d t o w hen I f ir s t g ot t o m id dle

s c h ool. E ven a cad em ic ally I l e arn ed a l o t, s o f ro m t h e b eg in nin g o f m id dle s c h ool t o t h e

e n d I g ot e v en b ette r a t e v ery s u bje ct l ik e m y r e ad in g a n d w ritin g i m pro ved a l o t a n d

o th er t h in gs l ik e a lg eb ra .