This is the last TILT list of 2011! Wow. So much has happened this year! I am so thankful for all of the blessings I’ve received over the past twelve months. And so, I’m going to make a super-long-but-way-worth-it 2011 edition of Things I love Thursday! Enjoy!

THINGS THAT MADE ME SMILE IN 2011:

• Starting off the year witnessing Evan and Suzanne getting engaged! (January 1st.)
• Visits from the Nicks. (January 1st.)
• Going to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
• RUNNING MY FIRST HALF-MARATHON! (February 6th)
• Civil War Reenactments and other various random road trips with Jessica. (February 19th.)
• The Rugged Maniac in Jacksonville. (February 26th.)
• CHOCOLATE RAIN! Andrea!
• Ultimate frisbee!
• 30 Hour Famine. (March 4th.)
• A mini-vaycay to Jacksonville with my love. (March 17th-19th.)
• Book club meetings.
• Wine nights.
• Potlucks and bible studies.
• Babysitting Kylin Poole.
• Being asked to be a bridesmaid for the first time!
• Teaching J-hi.
• Double dates.
• Discovering my dance studio! (April 18th.)
• Seeing Jonna.
• Beach days, even when coupled with devastating sunburns. (April 29th.)
• Playing music.
• Bachelorette parties and wedding showers.
• Getting soaked from the rain and huddling under an awning at Kelby and Kyle’s wedding! (May 14th.)
• Having a girls night with Dayle and Leah and getting robbed at the same time. (May 20th.)
• Being a part of Emily‘s 13th birthday. (May 24th.)
• Visits from Chelsea. (May 27th.)
• Finding Hamlet! (June 7th.)
• Bringing Felicite to a Passion Party! (June 18th.)
• Visits from my bestie Becky!
• Tori and Ryan’s Big Fat Greek Wedding. (June 25th.)
• Pizza and beer nights with Felicite.
• Seeing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 2 at midnight with my friends, complete with MATCHING SHIRTS! I also may or may not have excitedly thrown my wand and accidentally smacked the girl sitting next to me. (July 15th.)
• Driving to Cincinnati to see Evan and Suzanne tie the knot. (July 21-24th.)
• Helping Chrissie make wedding invitations and decorations.
• My best friend turned 26! (July 28th.)
• Mine and Dan’s second wedding anniversary at the Melting Pot. I swear, it gets better everyday. (August 1st.)
• Drinks after work.
• Sending off three of my very good friends (Chelsea, Jessica, and Felicite) to bigger and better things (seminary in Texas, a new job in Miami, and a new job/life in New York City respectively.) It did made me smile, even though it also made my heart hurt and my eyes overflow. I miss them so much.
• Randy turned 30! (August 23rd.)
• Learning how to play disc golf!
• Dinner and hangouts at the Poole house.
• Our week-long trip to Chicago. (September 3rd-10th.)
• Having ACL reconstruction surgery. Yes, it sucked a lot, but it got me back on my feet. (September 12th.)
• All of the people who prepared meals for us and just came over to hang out with me after surgery.
• Going to the beach in a giant leg brace.
• Planning/executing a successful barbecue cook-off. (September 24th.)
• Meaningful conversations centered around growth.
• Ministry meetings over margaritas.
• Surprise baby showers.
• Kicking butt at physical therapy.
• The Buddy Walk. (October 8th.)
• Playing in a Journey cover band! (October 28th.)
• Helping our friends Zack and Sarah move into their first house. (October 29th.)
• Capitol Speedway’s reunion. (October 29th.)
• Starting and WINNING NaNoWriMo! (November 1st-30th.)
• Baby Isaiah was born! (November 2nd.)
• Being in a Flashmob! (November 12th.)
• Watching FSU kill Miami with my best friend! (November 12th.)
• November 16th.
• The Student Ministry Advance. (November 18th-20th.)
• Spending Thanksgiving in DeLand with the family. (November 23rd-26th.)
• Turning 26! (December 1st.)
• “Our assets are frozen!” (December 2nd.)
• My mom’s birthday (December 5th) and my brother’s birthday. (December 8th.)
• DECEMBER 9TH.
• New opportunities.
• Worship and communion. (December 14th.)
• Open house for Sally! (December 15th.)
• Getting to hold little Isaiah for the first time. (December 15th.)
• Our first Durrenberger family Christmas card!
• Christmas parties and white elephant gift exchanges galore.
• The Lord of the Rings Case Family tradition.
• Losing Christmas for the second year in a row. (December 25th.)
• Graduating (or, being discharged from) physical therapy. (December 28th.)
• Knowing Becky is going to come up to visit for New Year’s.
• And, finally, the continued success and joy I get from this blog.

Happy New Year, friends! Cheers to 2012 — may it be just as awesome as 2011, if not more so!