What are ya, some kind of racist? I noted that you haven't moved to any norhterneastern states yet;)
I grew up in SoDak, and learned all about winter as I cared to know in my life. So, I moved to Houston. For Christmas, I went swimming and hot-tubbing while my friends back home were huddled around a space heater.
A brief moment of greed (ie. insanity) caused me to move back up north, to Washington. After 3 winters, I headed back down south where it's warm. My weekend will be in the 60's and into the 70-80's next week. How does that sound? Think I'll make a jaunt to the beach ....