The First Annual Pumpkin Beer Tour, the tour that started it all, took place on a beautiful fall Friday in Boston, Massachusetts, October 25th, 2005. It was a glorious night of revelry, an enchanted evening of comradarie, and an all around outstanding occassion that cemented our love obsession with the fall season. And on that glorious night, we danced, we pranced, and we delighted in the delicious taste of liquid pumpkin and most importantly, shared a wonderful evening with dear friends. It was a night when troubles were forgotten and everyone knew your name. In many ways, it was one of the best nights of our lives.

You see, it was a simpler time back then, when weddings, babies, and all those other "big responsibilities" were but a sparkle in the distant horizon. That night was the culmination of an era, a magical era where scores of great people all descended on one speck of earth, our dearest Boston, and it seemed we would all be together forever. But for reasons beyond our control, time moves on and people move on and things don't remain the same forever. Yet for that one night, we made the most of our perfect time together.

The night itself involved a sweeping tour of Boston's South End, a leisurely jaunt through Back Bay and down Commonwealth Avenue, and a Green Line train ride to our final destinations in good old Allston. Along the way people came and went but all contributed in their own special way. It was a perfect night, and one that I will cherish always.

All hail The Pumpkin Beer Tour!