Well it's farily safe to say I won't get a chance to make any comment closer to the event than this.
Brief apologies to anyone stumbling across this blog, it won't make sense.
I am writing this as an open letter to friends who can't be here and an aide-memoire for me.
Yesterday flew past in a flurry of airport visits, Schönefeld, Tegel, Schönefeld was the order of ceremonies. But it all went according to plan and thirty people were collected and deposited across the city without any major incident.
One guest is stuck without a connection to New York and thence to Europe,but fingers crossed he arrives tomorrow just in time, like windscreen wipers for a Nissan Micra.
We've had a birthday already and hopefully a successful job interview among our growing group. Another person is here, but without any return plans. All in all the usual melodaramas you'd expect from a group of 30 people over a normal week.
I remain in awe of Caroline's organisational skills and serenity under the beginnings of pressure. Collection, deposit and re-fuelling yesterday went remarkably according to timetable. I would strongly recommend this bar/bistro that we went to in Friedrichshain last night for their efficient handling of 30 non-German speeakers (well 29) good food and friendly service.
I'm off to collect some more people in an hour and then continue entertaining the guests and last minute preparation.
Tonight we'll be here. An inspired location for the polterabend, assuming the sun continues to shine.
Raise a glass to us tomorrow, if you can't be there, you can be sure we'll think of you during the day.
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