Hav~if you're anything like me, once you get the warmth, you won't want to go back hahah...born and raised in the northeast and went to college there too...went to Florida after college and don't ever want the cold again....which I am unfortunately getting here in the Dallas area....this past winter wasn't too bad but the previous few have been soooo cold and snow and ice, etc...can't STAND it!!!! Give me the warmth!!!