What's the best thing that happened to you this 2011?

So, this is the counterpart of the post What's Your New Year's Resolution for 2012?.
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Ive heard this question in the radio, and wanted to ask you the same!
so, What's the best thing that happened to you in the year round?
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The best thing that happened to me, is that with my own efforts, I send my lil bro. to school this year. Though just working part time, its good to see the fruit of your labor. He just attend now in First Grade in a public school...
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.And also, this year has been good to me coz' Ive finally Decided to join Fakku!

Getting a girlfriend I love. Then getting laid. Then graduating. Then staying in Japan after the earthquake when everyone else fled.

Having a stable job and blessed to become manager this year.

easy, I went to Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles with some friends of mine.

I got out of a truly awful and destructive situation.

It was the first moment I decided my life was worth something more than I was being given.

One huge leap to end one vicious cycle.

and to be alive.

To get over a broken relationship.

My puppy. I wuv him so vewy much. ^_^

Learned how to deal with assholes better

Surviving a semester of hell and getting into my major

Finally being able to rest and await time for the first time in 13 years instead of being a puppet, chained by its whims and pulled till the marionette's string is slack.

since i can't remember anything probably none!

Flying out to Japan by myself to meet up with my friend who was studying over there. So we were able to hang out for a couple weeks and fly back home together.

Getting my first tattoo comes in a close second.

Some very good sex.

seeing this Thread

Saw the real bitch side of an ex friend (nahhh)

There's 3 more days, I'll be back on that.

Learning to play chess. Turns out, I'm pretty good at it.

met a japanese chick who helped me to decide 'fuck it you only live once'. followed by great sex

resolution for 2012 is to try to behave

getting my new pc working

Probably some lame videogame moments, for else I cannot remember what was so great about 2011. I wish I could've said great sex or finding the love of my life haha. Oh well better luck next year.