We shut down for Dec. and don't game to make up for it we spend a weekend gaming away from home at the beach (during winter time is not a vacationy time) therefore we actually lose little gaming "time". The break is usually a good thing allowing us to de stress and miss the game so we appreciate it when we get back to it in Jan.
Oh yes... lots of missed games during the Holidays. I just emailed our crew about missing out on Sunday's game due to a case of shopping and parties. Then next week is Christmas Eve, so I would imagine no game... and follow that up with New Year...
This year the holidays just screw up our normal Sunday routine.
Yep, I just did my last FtF game for a month, and two of my online gmaes will be either slow or non-existant for the next few weeks. Happens every year, unfortunately.