Christmas spirt in Florida

Having grown up outside of New York City, my preconceived notions of Christmas, just like many other folks have, is that it just doesn't feel right when it is warm this time of year.

After all, Santa comes from the North Pole, which is a very very cold place. We have songs, such as "White Christmas", "I'm dreaming of a winter wonderland", etc. that perpetuate this notion. People like to make warm apple-cider, etc.

It's amazing how far our preconceived notions can take us - and even the power of the media to some extent. After all, I'm sure they get in the Christmas spirit in Brazil and Australia, even though it is summer for those locations.

That being said, the Christmas spirit in Florida doesn't have to be non-existent because of our beautiful weather.

In fact, we have some advantages as opposed to our northern neighbors. Look at the photo below. If it was cold, snowy, and wintery, we would not have beautiful women dressing like they did in the picture below :-)