Great report LEB!
I'm a recent transplant from Upstate NY, so I can sympathize with you on the snow situation.

I just could not take the snow any longer and made my move to sunny Southern California.
I always enjoy US-FC trip reports. Recently I was on a US flight (737 aircraft) and also had the FC cabin all to myself. I really enjoyed it. The FA was very relaxed and chatted with me the entire trip.