Moving Furniture for a Friend at Ocean Park and Long Beach

Our friend Z has changed her house at her Ocean Park property from a fifth-wheel to a manufactured home. She asked if we could come help her move in the heavy furniture; of course we said yes. My current life philosophy is to always say yes to everything that we can, especially for friends or family. Weekly hike with friends: YES. Fika with a friend: YES. Concert in New York with a friend and staying with family: YES. Visit to a State Park in the R-Pod to meet friends: YES. A week in Port Townsend camping in the R-Pod with my parents: YES. Beer with a visiting friend in Seattle (he's lives in Denmark): YES. Wedding reception/dance party for my cousin (I have 23 cousins): YES. An automatic yes instead of a reflexive no has made my life much more fulfilled and joyous. I've been doing the YES for a few years now, and it still requires me to stop and change my first tendency to answer with a no. I'm lazy at heart and I do like staying home, but I've never been sorry when I make the effort to spend time with my friends and family.

The Astoria Bridge over the Columbia River

Outdoor deck coziness.

The R-Pod as a Portal to Friends. Lake Crescent

Two months ago, we took the R-Pod to Lake Crescent, in Olympic National Park, to spend a week with our friends that live in their fifth-wheel full-time. I feel lucky to see them at least once per year, and this year, we got to visit with them twice, once in New Mexico and now again in Washington. We got to celebrate the summer solstice with them in a beautiful place.

Contemplating life and the summer solstice.

Fire and conversation with friends. Magical.