The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Why the Holidays Feel Special in Florida

There’s a moment that happens to almost everyone who visits Florida in the winter. It’s subtle at first — the sigh of relief stepping off the plane into warm, gentle air; the calm of watching the sun set over the Gulf; the first evening stroll in nothing more than shorts while the rest of the country is bundled in layers. And then comes the thought: “I could live here.”