The author and her family wearing red noses, antlers, and santa hats on green grass
My family has gotten used to celebrating Christmas in Florida.
  • My family is celebrating another holiday season in Florida after moving down here in 2016.
  • It's warm and sunny during the winter here, so it was hard to feel festive when we first moved.
  • We've learned to celebrate with boat parades, theme-park holiday events, and beach bonfires.

My family's celebrating our eighth Christmas season in Florida this year, but I still remember how strange our first was when we moved here from Maryland in 2016.