Yes. Weather is the top reason my wife and I are planning a move soon. Too hot. Too humid. I want my son to experience fall and winter. I know exactly how you feel. (as I've said probably 10 times on this forum 
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People who live in hot climates...
I wonder how other people deal with this.
I have been living here (moved from the east coast) since 2005. We sort of have fall, but the leaves don't really all change until December (they start sporadically in October) and it's not that many of them...deciduous trees are deliberately planted around here specifically for the variety; they're not the majority. So even at Christmas there is still a lot of green everywhere.
It also is very, very, very hot until probably at least mid-October, at which time it drops "down" to the high 70s. (!!!)
I'm sad to discover that this year, I'm not as "into" putting up my autumnal decorations. It doesn't feel like fall and my decorations look so out of place. The first year I was here I went crazy--silk autumn leaves everywhere, wheat stalks, the whole nine. Nobody else followed my lead and if anything, I think my neighbors just hated me for not "loving" how things really are here and trying to change everything.
I am sad, sad, sad that I don't have that fall "feeling". I will feel like a moron putting up leaves and pumpkins and marigolds in September. I was going to do autumn stuff this month and Halloween stuff (specifically) next month but now I feel like, Why bother?
Does anyone else feel this way? I have always loved this holiday AND time of year so much and I don't want to lose it. I am very, very sad right now.
I have been living here (moved from the east coast) since 2005. We sort of have fall, but the leaves don't really all change until December (they start sporadically in October) and it's not that many of them...deciduous trees are deliberately planted around here specifically for the variety; they're not the majority. So even at Christmas there is still a lot of green everywhere.
It also is very, very, very hot until probably at least mid-October, at which time it drops "down" to the high 70s. (!!!)
I'm sad to discover that this year, I'm not as "into" putting up my autumnal decorations. It doesn't feel like fall and my decorations look so out of place. The first year I was here I went crazy--silk autumn leaves everywhere, wheat stalks, the whole nine. Nobody else followed my lead and if anything, I think my neighbors just hated me for not "loving" how things really are here and trying to change everything.
I am sad, sad, sad that I don't have that fall "feeling". I will feel like a moron putting up leaves and pumpkins and marigolds in September. I was going to do autumn stuff this month and Halloween stuff (specifically) next month but now I feel like, Why bother?
Does anyone else feel this way? I have always loved this holiday AND time of year so much and I don't want to lose it.
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you know CM,
I was born and raised in South Florida so I understand, perfectly. I also spent 10yrs in Raleigh (I loved NC!!!) before moving back here.
There are years i am outside putting up halloween decorations using every 4 letter word you can think of because I have sweat in my eyes, LOL!
I think everyone goes thru a "BLAH" period...I did for a couple of years especially after "Party giving" burn out..
Then I had something hit me... I LOVE this holiday. It is one of the things that TRULY makes me HAPPY... So I crank the he-- out of my AC and deal with the heat. I ignore it as much as possible... I put my outside stuff up either early in the morning or after the sun is gone.
The weather (nor my blah no halloween decorating neighbors) are going to take a holiday from me I LOVE... I will continue to decorate as much as I want to..After all I do it for the kids, and I am a LARGE child.
I hope your "Spirit" picks up. Not much you can do about the weather, but you can do for you
I have spent more years sweating thru Halloween then I have in cool "Fall" like and cold, temps hehehe- but it's WHAT I make of it I guess...
I was born and raised in South Florida so I understand, perfectly. I also spent 10yrs in Raleigh (I loved NC!!!) before moving back here.
There are years i am outside putting up halloween decorations using every 4 letter word you can think of because I have sweat in my eyes, LOL!
I think everyone goes thru a "BLAH" period...I did for a couple of years especially after "Party giving" burn out..
Then I had something hit me... I LOVE this holiday. It is one of the things that TRULY makes me HAPPY... So I crank the he-- out of my AC and deal with the heat. I ignore it as much as possible... I put my outside stuff up either early in the morning or after the sun is gone.
The weather (nor my blah no halloween decorating neighbors) are going to take a holiday from me I LOVE... I will continue to decorate as much as I want to..After all I do it for the kids, and I am a LARGE child.
I hope your "Spirit" picks up. Not much you can do about the weather, but you can do for you
I have spent more years sweating thru Halloween then I have in cool "Fall" like and cold, temps hehehe- but it's WHAT I make of it I guess...
I am from Kentucky, where they have 4 seasons.
I live in Houston, TX which is, I believe, one of the most horrible places to live for weather.
Hot, humidity you could practically see and maybe 2 weeks of "winter" where the locals pull out the parkas and ski masks since it dipped into the 50s.
I HATE HATE HATE the fact that there is no fall or winter. I miss it so very much. It took me several years to get over the absence of fall foliage, that autumn "snap" and smell that cold weather gets.
You do adjust eventually. If you plan on staying there long-term, the other seasonal cues start working for you - decorating will start seeming "right" when it's that time of year.
(I would love to move further north in any direction - maybe in a few years. )
I live in Houston, TX which is, I believe, one of the most horrible places to live for weather.
Hot, humidity you could practically see and maybe 2 weeks of "winter" where the locals pull out the parkas and ski masks since it dipped into the 50s.
I HATE HATE HATE the fact that there is no fall or winter. I miss it so very much. It took me several years to get over the absence of fall foliage, that autumn "snap" and smell that cold weather gets.
You do adjust eventually. If you plan on staying there long-term, the other seasonal cues start working for you - decorating will start seeming "right" when it's that time of year.
(I would love to move further north in any direction - maybe in a few years.
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I've worn shorts and sandals on Christmas for the last 19 years... I'm done!
I'm a LONGTIME Southern California native. I spent two years in Germany in the Army years ago and got my fill of "seasons" for life. It made me appreciate Ca that much more. We pretty much have variations of Spring and Summer all year long. We usually get some drizzle or a light rain or two in October, plus one or two wind storms. By Halloween night its always chilly and sometimes foggy at night.
It's all just a matter of aclimation, IMO. Imagine what it's like in Hawaii this time of the year. I've never associated Halloween with the color of leaves so to me one has nothing to do with the other.
The upside is that my son and I spend most of Sep and all of Oct building our haunt wearing tshirts, shorts and heavy perspiration. Only the Santa Ana winds keep us indoors - unless we're having to do quick repairs to limit wind damage.
I live in close to a weather paradise and I appreciate it.
It's all just a matter of aclimation, IMO. Imagine what it's like in Hawaii this time of the year. I've never associated Halloween with the color of leaves so to me one has nothing to do with the other.
The upside is that my son and I spend most of Sep and all of Oct building our haunt wearing tshirts, shorts and heavy perspiration. Only the Santa Ana winds keep us indoors - unless we're having to do quick repairs to limit wind damage.
I live in close to a weather paradise and I appreciate it.
I can feel your pain...im orginally from Ohio(Go buckeyes) anywhoo, we moved to Texas in '96 and its Hot as the devil here...we have hot summers, No fall, cold(cause of windchills) winters but no snow i have never seen as worst weather as it is here...i have to watch what i put upstairs cause most Texas homes have no basement,( another downfall), so u have to watch what is in your attic as it dont melt...all of my 6-footers,wires,cords,lamps, and such r in my closets down here..dont ask..clothes r litterally stacked on top...lol..and i just ordered another 6 footer either hes going in my closets now or under my bed..lol....try not to let weather dampen your spirit...Halloween is great time of year!!I just the smells and nothing better c-eing ppls homes decorated..granted its not like when i was a kid...but it can b as fun as u want it to b....Good Luck and Happy Haunting!!
i have never seen as worst weather as it is here...i have to watch what i put upstairs cause most Texas homes have no basement,( another downfall), so u have to watch what is in your attic as it dont melt...all of my 6-footers,wires,cords,lamps, and such r in my closets down here..dont ask..clothes r litterally stacked on top...lol..and i just ordered another 6 footer either hes going in my closets now or under my bed..lol....try not to let weather dampen your spirit...Halloween is great time of year!!I just the smells and nothing better c-eing ppls homes decorated..granted its not like when i was a kid...but it can b as fun as u want it to b....Good Luck and Happy Haunting!!
I say embrace the weather and still do the Autumnal decorations: paint some sunglasses on the pumpkins and stake some beach umbrellas over the marigolds.
Mind you, this is coming from someone who had a panic attack when he drove to his hotel in middle of nowhere Ohio because there were no tall buildings, the land was too flat, and everything was too open. I'm not good with other climates or landscapes that don't change leaf colors and are prone to earthquakes and/or tornadoes.
Mind you, this is coming from someone who had a panic attack when he drove to his hotel in middle of nowhere Ohio because there were no tall buildings, the land was too flat, and everything was too open. I'm not good with other climates or landscapes that don't change leaf colors and are prone to earthquakes and/or tornadoes.
Hey Melanie,I wonder how other people deal with this.
I have been living here (moved from the east coast) since 2005. We sort of have fall, but the leaves don't really all change until December....
It also is very, very, very hot until probably at least mid-October, at which time it drops "down" to the high 70s.... It doesn't feel like fall and my decorations look so out of place.... Nobody else followed my lead and if anything, I think my neighbors just hated me for not "loving" how things really are here and trying to change everything....I am sad, sad, sad that I don't have that fall "feeling"...I feel like, Why bother?....Does anyone else feel this way? I have always loved this holiday AND time of year so much and I don't want to lose it.
I understand. I live in a warmer climate too (south Florida & it's humid). I lived in a colder climate too (Columbus, Ohio for 2 years) and it was wonderful. I understand it's easy to miss all of that- the changing of the leaves, the excitement of the cooler weather, pumpkin festivals, etc.
Hey--don't let yourself get so down.
You can still have fun even though it's not cold. My two cents (if you want to hear it) - Concentrate on what you love about the holiday and do whatever that is, instead of focusing on what's it's not. It's all in one's perspective.Take care!
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