Tbh I think the break will do us some good. Allow people to burn off their backlog and maybe help us work out the kinks. I think 3 weeks of pairings and a catch up week each month is a good solution too.
Sad to see you go. I've selfishly fallen behind due to other commitments and such so the break will do us good. Still be counted in for future but I've got a lot to sort out personally over the next couple of weeks.