A few highlights of their visit thus far:

+Sending postcards via computer terminals at the National Postal Museum, and taking part in other silliness there. (Don't let the name fool you, it's a really cool place with the original paintings of all these stamps that have been in circulation over the years.)

+Eating at the huge food court at Union Station at least four times over the past few days.... and McDonald's twice! (Ai-yah, you think, what kind of an older sister is she?!?!)

+Joy and I getting into an emotional argument at an ice-cream parlor, while Patricia sits by patiently but awkwardly. It really was a little silly and rather funny now that we look back on it! :)

+Shopping at Target with Joy! We spent a good deal of time looking at their shoes, and didn't buy any. I may have convinced Joy to consider wearing shoes with some height (for she has been rather adamant about only wearing flat shoes until now.)

+Eating Joy's favorite and daily breakfast: oatmeal made with vanilla soy milk & brown sugar, topped with raisins. I also introduced them both to lemon curd on toast! Yummm.

+A rousing game of "Squabble" (a great version of Scrabble that involves fighting and jockeying over words!)

+Going with Mel to see her try on her wedding dress!

+Joy helping Lauren (one of my roommates) wrap several gifts - Lauren is giftwrapping-challenged.

+Seeing Patricia absolutely bust up with laughter at one of my jokes.

Joy is in New York with Grace Chiu visiting a couple friends. I am already missing her. :( Patricia has been hanging out with Mel, but I'll see her today and tomorrow. A gathering of the CBCOC folks for dinner is on tomorrow's agenda, and they take off for California on Wed morning.

I knew it would be a quick week.