Too Happy or Too Thankful?

The class I just started yesterday is Informal Logic...which may have gotten me started thinking along these lines.  Or maybe it is all the drama and accusations I have heard aimed at me lately.  Or maybe its just the fact that extremes seem to be slapping me around.  I don't know.  Regardless, I got to thinking (after reading two chapters of my newest textbook, and watching the movie Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close...where the father and son enjoy coming up with as many oxymoron type statements as possible)...do you believe that someone can be too happy or too thankful? As human beings, is there any such thing?  Is it even possible?  It seems like it is just too darn easy to be negative or fail to be thankful.  But, with a teeny tiny bit of effort, it truly is not hard to find things to be thankful for, which in turn helps to turn a sour mood into a happy one.  So, it seems as if (and this totally supports what God has been working on in me over the past two years) that if I choose to focus on my thankfuls, I will in turn also facilitate a happy outlook or attitude.  The two go so hand in hand that I don't think they can be separated easily.  And I have NEVER seen a thankful person that wasn't happy!  Not ever.  And I have never seen a happy person that wasn't thankful.
Life has been incredibly tough lately.  Routines changed back up again as the girls headed back to school, I started babysitting, and as I try to continue focusing on school in order to keep up the GPA with a major case of senioritis.  On top of that, graduation is feeling more real...I have gotten some recent recognition for the crazy high GPA, joining Golden Key National Honour Society, and getting inducted into Alpha Sigma Lambda, my cap and gown have arrived, and October is quickly approaching.  The Butchers are wrapping up their 2012 season.  Life is crazy busy...and this doesn't even touch on the drama that is a roaring undercurrent of life right now (but avoidable if I just ignore phone calls).
But even in the middle of all the craziness there is just a huge amount of things to be thankful for.  So, today on Facebook, I invited my friends to play along with a game that I call "Too Thankful"  (which is a total play on the word two).  To play the game, you simply list things that you are thankful for, but each item has to be made up of two words.  I will share examples in a minute.
In case you didn't catch this earlier, I don't think there is such a thing as being too thankful...or too happy.  I think we often times cheat ourselves out of both...and that a change of focus would help to make both things more prominent in our lives.  If we want to live lives that are happier and more thankful, all we have to do is think on the blessings of life...all the many many things we have to be thankful for, and I promise you that you will be able to feel a difference in your very soul.  I believe that we make God smile every time that we choose to focus on the thankfuls and the happys!  We are truly so blessed in this life of ours.  Even in the bitter, hard times, we can still choose what we are going to focus on...which will effect our mood!  I choose happy!  (I can't stand being sad!)
Anyways, I am going to end by playing the same game that I put on Facebook, and I encourage you to play along.  Leave a comment below with your own list of two-worded thankfuls and then let me know after you come up with your list if it helped to change your mood or not!
Here's my "short "list:
Precious Daughters
New Beginnings
Belly Laughs
Funny Jokes
Best Friends
Good communication
Homemade Goodies
Comfy clothes
Overcoming Adversity
Being Known
Helping Others
Being Real
Knowing God
Baby smiles
Encouraging Messages
Roller Skating
Shared Memories
Big Hugs
Strong Finishes