I can totally relate...
We'll be staying at POFQ from 12/16 until the 22nd, and even my husband has finally gotten the bug. It helped that I bought the Unofficial Guide to WDW by Bob Sehlinger, left it around the house, and now my previously unenthusiastic husband now knows more about things like restaurants and attractions than I do.
We chose to come home a few days prior to Christmas since, as
a former CM at DL in California while in graduate school, and who worked two years at Christmas, I know just how crazy Christmas and New Year's can be in the MK. This way, we miss most of the really huge crowds, get to see the very cool decorations, and will be home for Christmas day. While we have no kids of our own,
my husband has a daughter (and grandaughter) from an earlier marriage, and it seemed politically correct to at least be home from our holiday in time for Christmas - especially since we chose
NOT to take the grandaughter with us on this trip.
So, even though I 'm new to the DIS site, and have tried at least twice to make the counter thing work, I know that I'm about 33 days out from a wonderful trip.
Now, if only those pesky unions don't really go on strike.