It has been quite cold here in Syracuse, NY, for these Texans. Several mornings have been at or below zero, and when we finally crawl out of a toasty warm bed to find it has risen up to 8 - 10 degrees above zero. We are not used to this type of weather, but it does put me in the mood for Christmas. It seems to me that Christmas has to have cold weather and preferably snow as well.
I can remember spending several Christmas seasons in Hawaii and enjoying the balmy weather but not really in the mood for Christmas. It is all in your upbringing for sure. At one point while living in Tucson, it snowed. How exciting since it only snowed every 4-5 years there. But we had nearby Mount Lemon, and if you needed a snow fix it was a short distance to travel. We did this frequently so that we could make snowballs and all that entails. In New Mexico we always had cold weather and frequently snow as well, as we lived at or near 6000 feet, and this weather could be counted on to produce the necessary ambiance.
In the Texas Hill Country it has snowed once since we have been wintering there in the past nine years. So I hope that when we return in January, we might again luck out and have snow. Happy travels.
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