Well like you I decided to move ahead with an application; filled out the online app the evening of the 6/22, got the approval on 6/24 and set my interview for 6/29 here at IAH (good timing my wife is returning from Italy on a DL connection from ATL that night so killing two birds with one stone). I really have a ton of travel over the past 5 years; in fact had to get a new passport with 2 years remaining on my previous one due to it being full;after two page refills the passport agency wouldn't add any more. We'll see how it goes.