How would you do it?

For me one of the hardest parts of living in New York is the weather because I grew up in Southern California. The winter is just too long here (6 months), and it really makes me depressed every year!

If I could divide the seasons, I would do it like this:

Dec-Jan - winter/snow
Feb-May - spring
June-July - summer/hot
Aug-Nov - fall

So 4 months each of fall and spring, 2 months each of summer and winter. That sounds glorious! I love the seasons, but summer gets too hot and winter gets too cold.

How would you divide it?