Recently, I blogged about our Four Seasons we have here in Southeastern Virginia. Just before summer, Summer, Right after Summer, and Christmas. Even if you have previously recognized all of our four seasons here, you probably have not realized that there is a dress code for 3 of the 4 seasons.
The official Southeastern Virginia dress code is very simple, Jeans and Flip Flops.
Weddings, funerals, retirements, concerts, movies, dinner, dancing, court appearances, they all have the same dress code: Jeans and Flip Flops.
The crazy thing is that the weather here allows pretty much the same wardrobe all year long, except the infamous Christmas season.
There will be a few weeks in Just Before Summer where the flip flops are swapped for rain boots, and a few weeks in summer where the jeans are swapped for shorts, but overall, Jeans and Flip Flops are the uniform of choice.
Keeps you cool in the day, and warm at night.
So don't forget your official dress code when you are out and about in southeastern Virginia. Jeans and Flip Flops.
Unless you are going to Walmart, then put on your pajamas.
So since I am like the only "Navy Wife" who will never have to move out of her home city, and the fact that I am in an area I love, and I am surrounded by people who hate it here, makes me want to post.
All the time, we get complaints about the weather. People say southern Virginia has no seasons. I am going to set the record straight, Southern Virginia DOES have seasons. They do not run by the typical schedule.
Here is what to expect in Southern Virginia.
Just Before Summer
This is the first season of the year.
It normally begins around January 5, or the first Monday after the New Year.
Christmas has to be completely over and all Christmas attractions closed prior to the start of Just Before Summer.
One of the high lights of just before summer is our week of "the rainy season" once in February and once in April or May. Another highlight is the constant change in weather. 70 one day, 35 the next.
Welcome to Virginia.
Summer
Summer here begins no later than May 1. Sometimes it starts at the end of April. Summer is our longest, and most profitable season. It can also be called "Tourist Season". Expect days of 70 to 100 degrees, in no special order.
Welcome to Virginia.
Just After Summer
Just after summer is a very short season. Summer in southern Virginia lasts forever. Sometimes Just after Summer is only a few weeks.
Here lately, just after summer is overlapping with the final season of the year.
Just after summer features the harvest of crops, and temps in the 60's, with some rain thrown in.
Just after summer will normally start around Sept 30 and go through Oct 31
Welcome to Virginia.
Christmas
Christmas is the final season of the year in Southern Virginia.
It begins promptly at 9pm on Oct 31 when Trick or treating stops.
Everyone takes down all fall decorations and immediately decorates everything that is not moving for Christmas. Waking up on Nov 1 is a shock.
No more fall colors, everything is red and green with fake snow.
Every business plays Christmas music, every store sells Christmas items.
CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS
Non stop 24 hours a day from 9pm Oct 31 until the first Saturday of the new year.
Normally on the first Sat of the new year, finally everyone is sick of Christmas and starts undecorating.
Just Before Summer begins promptly on schedule, so the Christmas decorations need to come down!
Welcome to Virginia.
We are the only non tropical place that removes Christmas decorations to hang up flip flops and surf boards.
