In all seriousness I’m one of the most down individuals on winter around here, but meh doesn’t bother me in this instance. Near normal temps and no snow is fine in early December.
Full on blowtorch through December would be hard to stomach, but to your point that’s not looking likely right now. My expectation remains that winter here begins in earnest after Jan 20, so anything close to normal in December is a win, as long as we’re not doing an epic torch Dec 23-26 lol.