I'm burning a week of vacation in a cabin outside of Hendersonville this week, then back to work for 5 days, then my office shuts down for the week of Christmas/New Year's. The way the company holiday schedule falls this year I have to work two days from home between Christmas & New Year's. This means I have to check email periodically and reply as necessary. No big deal.
Why am I burning a week this week and not the week before Christmas for a longer consecutive time off? (1) This cabin was rented next week, and (2) my wife's birthday is this week and she loves this cabin. Happy wife, happy life.