A Family And A Dream (Times Five)

Ohio is a great state. There is at least one pro sports team within an hour's drive of most residents, we matter in elections, we gave the world Cedar Point and Great Lakes Christmas Ale, we have produced more US Presidents than any other state (yeah, yeah...I know the Ohio/Virginia debate here...it's Ohio), we are home to both the Pro Football and the Rock & Roll Halls of Fame, we know how to throw a hell of a tailgate party, and fall weather here is damn near perfect.  

However, this time of year, some Ohioans find themselves wishing they were somewhere else. Somewhere warmer.  For all the awesome things about Ohio, it is really freaking cold here in the winter.  And some of us may get a little testy come February, since we've been stuck in a cloud dungeon for three months suffering from Seasonal Depression Disorder.  So we dream of a place with sunny skies, a place where we don't have to use every sharp tool within reach to break through the impenetrable ice forcefield on our car to drive somewhere.

And for many Ohioans, apparently that place is South Carolina.

Besides buying dumb car stickers, these five families have something in common: they are Ohio residents (I cut out license plates, so you'll have to trust me on that one) with a South Carolina emblem sticker on their car.  Maybe they have a favorite vacation spot in SC.  Maybe they have southern roots and some (sticker) grandparents there.  Or maybe they are just dreamers.

Chin up, fellow Ohioans.  Only another month until spring.  Okay, maybe two months.  Three, tops.