Tomato Dream Can Come True

The wife and I bought our house over 4 years ago. We closed October 14, 2005 and moved in October 17, 2005. This of course was our life before Shaan. So it is kind of fuzzy. But one thing I do remember, is harrassing my wife about a party that I wanted to have, a very specific themed party.

Just by way of description, we have a backyard that is a pretty good size. Big opening in the middle and surrounded by trees and other shrubbery.

So my idea was to have a Tomatino party. For those of you unfamiiliar(Shaan I am assuming by the time you read this, if the party did in fact happen, you will have heard the story many time and be intimately familiar with what it is), it is a festival in Spain, near Valencia, that happens every August. Somewhere in the range of 20,000 people get together.....and throw over ripe tomatoes at each other. That is it. Well there's more - something about trying to climb a greased pole to get a ham(gotta work that in somehow).

My idea was to get a bunch of friends together. Everyone bring their own tomatoes and then we just chuck em at each other. How much fucking fun would that be.

Well after 4 years of harrassing my wife, she has agreed. The first one will be this summer. Sometime in late August. Here's how I picture it. Sat. morning. Call people over by 10:00 a.m. or so. Start drinking. Around 1, everybody gathers in the backyard, on the blow of a whistle, start throwing. We can have everybody bring a towel and change of clothes. We'll put up a slip and slide and booze, lots of booze. Then drink the day away. What a grand way to spend a summer's sat. afternoon.

I must make this happen. We already have one attendee.