First stage of approval

When Stu called immigration this morning to ask a question about getting his Japanese criminal records check, they informed him they already had it. And in fact they had everythng. Because they had found his application and processed it yesterday, granting first stage of approval. The letter was posted to us yesterday. Which is annoying for multiple reasons, but wonderful for way more reasons. Yea! This weekend we're going to celebrate by throwing frugality out the window in an elaborate ceremony.