IT'S DONE! I did the renewal app last Sunday, and it was finished and approved by the 25th. Number stayed the same, and since I put my new passport number on the renewal app, I'm ready do go! That was eazy peezy, except for spending $100 bucks before our trip...lol
Won't have any problems upon November return now.
"It is good to do nothing all day, and then to rest"