Wedding Planning - Dispatch No. 3

In the grand tradition of To-Do lists, I give you: Wedding Stationery To-Do List.

• Invitations: design and make
• Invitation, Reception Card, Driving Directions, Hotel information card, Registry card, Rehearsal dinner invitation, Reply card, Reply card envelope, Cocktail party invitation (night before)
  
• Place cards & Table numbers/names
• Menu cards
• Ceremony Programs
• Weekend itinerary card, directions and city information for welcome bags
• Schedule for wedding party
• Napkin rings
• Thank you cards - design our own?
• Cards for pastor, parents & attendants
  

Back in Guernsey: Doing Things

Done in Berlin

1. Mailing things: books, jackets, jumpers, clothes
   
2. Kündigen insurance stuff (automatic via Helios)
   
3. Went to St. Oberholz
4. Eaten falafel on Oranienstr
5. Paid pre-requisite excess baggage to QUEasyjet
   

To Do in Guernsey

1. Find out temp. possibilities (contacted: OSA, Leapfrog, Dreamjobs, Situations, Firstcall): This needs my housing license/rights to work--DONE WITH OSA/SOURCE
   
2. Compare costs of shipping vs. checking extra bags
   
3. Go through things and pack stuff to bring to U.S.
   
4. Buy a new large checked bag. £20 at sports shop. From £50 at Creaseys
   
5. Set aside things to ship to U.S. - Books? Subwoofer? Clothes? Other things
6. Work out whether I get tax rebates--FILE FORM & WAIT FOREVER - needs all income details from Accent/RBC in order to
   
7. Sort out bank accounts (close Lloyds)--DONE & TRSFR TO HSBC
   
8. Have a nice dinner with families
   
9. Hang out with the boys
10. Get a haircut--DONE 7.7.08
    
11. Get an external hard drive
    
12. Walk and play with the Bully--DONE FAIRLY OFTEN
    
13. Make sure paperwork is all together
14. Develop photos (or in Boston?)--DO IN BOS - nowhere develops Ilford HP5
    
15. Take photos of Guernsey and people there
16. Sort out clothes to keep and clothes to get rid of
17. Look for rings? Size R or 83/4
    
18. Check in online from 21/7/08, 13:40
    

Dan to do: One week and one day to departure from Berlin

Preliminary list (strictly fun things italicized)

In Berlin

1. Sort out mailing things: books, jackets
2. Kündigen insurance stuff
3. Go to St. Oberholz
4. Superficially clean room
5. Spend a day wandering around favorite places (Emily's suggestion)
6. Eat falafel at Hackescher Markt

In Guernsey

1. Compare costs of shipping vs. checking extra bags
2. Have a nice dinner with mum (at least once)
3. Hang out with the boys
4. Go through things in room and pack things to bring to U.S. (1 big bag and one guitar)
   
5. Also pack or set aside things to ship to U.S.
6. Develop photos
7. Take photos of Guernsey and people there
   
8. Sort out bank accounts (close one account/transfer money)
9. Sort out clothes to keep and clothes to get rid of
10. Consider making money
11. Get a haircut
12. Walk and play with the Bully
13. Think about what to do with guitars
14. Make sure paperwork is all together

Final Pre-Interview To Do

Medical Monday & Tuesday:

• DONE: Get a final vaccination from the far-away doctors' office (varicella: medicine costs €56; previous vaccine medications cost €65 total. Doctor costs €50. In cash. Damn you health insurance.)
• Have proof of vaccinations sent to Dr. Erbenich's office at the Krankenhaus Waldfriede. Only then can they process and fax my results to the Frankfurt US Consulate. This can be a copy of the Impfpass (cost - yes, there's a cost - €3) faxed to their office with my case number etc. [Need to phone to check this.]

Rest of week re-organising:

• Pay for the interview online (cost €86,09) and get an electronic receipt (wichtig)
• Get copies of the NOA2 and fiancee letter of intent
• Copy police reports, passport ID page and check whether other copies are needed.
• Check all interview documents and ensure they're marked and copied sufficiently.
• Get info on Frankfurt (getting to/from places etc.)

Meanwhile feign interest in work and try to do these things whilst working 9 - 6.