My sister Joy and cousin Patricia are visiting me in DC! It's very nice having them here. We were all in Mel's car (with Mel) and I remarked, "It feels like SoCal, with all these Asian girls together!"

Joy is great. She has this 300-megawatt smile when she meets people... when I'm away from her for a period of time, I forget how sincere and contagious it is. She also has this very genuine and sweet nature that rather disarms people... I know that people react differently to her because she seems so open and so glad to talk to them and see them.

Patricia also seems older and more mature. I can't believe she's a high school senior and applying to college this year! Wow.

It should be a great week.