I'm glad you asked too! And that you were wrong. That's good he was enthusiastic about it. Do you plan on giving him the gift before the long break?
As far as coping/getting through the long break, I can't imagine how difficult and strange that would be. It would feel so weird to have something so routine come to such an abrupt stop! 10 weeks is quite some time. But...What if they are the best 10 weeks of your life!? You never know. You do always have us, of course.