The end of the year seems to be approaching a little faster than usual. You may be thinking, as I sometimes do, the year can't end soon enough. It could be that Christmas and New Year's Eve are both on Fridays, making it tempting to shorten both weeks. Or perhaps it was hard for many people to take a vacation this year, so they are just taking off a little early. Whatever the reason, it appears many people are putting on the breaks from Friday the 17th until Jan 3rd.