Talk about a big change! I moved from Alaska after spending 54 years there to the Florida Panhandle in 2007. It was a big shock weather wise and other wise, but have grown to love it. I can go outside and not freeze my butt off any day of the year. I don't have to change tires on my vehicle twice a year. I don't have to try and shovel 10 feet of snow and I never get snowed in. I might have to stay indoors and SEW some on those very hot & humid days. I might have to put on a warmer jacket on those mornings when I wake up and it's in the 30's (like this morning). I have to drive 15 miles to the grocery store as opposed to 125 miles ONE WAY. I had to get use to some places closing at noon on Saturdays. Outdoor workers start working at 5:30 in the morning during the summer, but they quit very early afternoons. It also warmed my heart to hear the young people saying "yes mam" or "no mam", and you don't hear that from the young kids up north. Alaska is home & will always be home, but Florida is now my home, and like others say, "Home is what you make it".