Christmas in Northwest Florida

Do you live in a place where it is so cold you dread getting out of your house in the winter?  Are you tired of shoveling snow just to be able to get your car out of your driveway?  Have you had enough of the slippery roads and other hazards that winter brings?  Why not move to Florida and leave all of that behind.  What is that you say?  You would miss the changing seasons?  What you may not know is that unlike Central or South Florida we have the changing seasons.  The leaves this year have been and still are unusually beautiful.  Various shades of red, gold, and orange have been so bright and vivid that it makes you just want to stop and stare awhile.  The weather gets cold here, too.  It is not unusual to wake up to temperatures in the high 20's and 30's.  But snow is a rarity.  Having lived here for 5 decades I can count the times on one hand that we have had actual snow that stuck to the ground.  It definitely gets cold enough to "feel like Christmas" and if you want a White Christmas you can do what I do... get a steaming cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows, wrap up in a blanket, get in the recliner and watch the movie.  Ahhhhhh....Christmas in Northwest Florida.....can't be beat!

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