Can't speak for Florida, but it's not depressing in SoCal to not have a white Christmas. We go to the local mountains if we want to play in the snow (1.5 hours away from home), or the desert if that's your thing (1.5 hours), or the beach (30 minutes). Oh yeah, and next years fresh strawberry plants are already in the ground and we'll be buying them direct from the growers in mid-late February. Now who's depressed?