Travel as a Christmas Tradition
I talked to my grandmother up in West Virginia today and she was telling me about the flooding in some parts of the state. My dad, who lives close to DC, was telling me about the winter weather there. As much as I love Florida is December (even though it is raining tonight), I miss being somewhere that is more festive feeling simply by virtue of the chilly weather and the impending snow.
I have a very good friend who always leaves Florida for Christmas, but she and her family all head out to Las Vegas. Seems to me that Vegas isn’t any more festive than Florida, but they love the tradition. They stay in some of the nicer discount hotels Las Vegas has to offer and spend more time and money of lavish meals and shows and little bit of gambling. My pint is that leaving Florida is part of their Christmas traditions and I think it’s a great idea.
I would love to make going north part of my annual tradition, but I only have my daughter every other Christmas, so it would have to be bi-annual, I suppose. Looking forward to days of mittens and seeing your frosty breath in the air would add to our holiday anticipation. We actually did spend last Christmas up at my dad’s. The only snow we saw was on the drive through the Maryland mountains between my dad’s and my grandmother’s in the Ohio Valley. We did get to see snow, though, so I should be grateful. It was very cold, very wet, and perfect for snuggling next to the fire. Too bad Gigi got strep throat while we were there. Maybe we can give it another try in 2008.
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