Congratulations - in advance! You'll have to keep me posted on when the big questions is popped! I was so surprised by my proposal that I could hardly say "yes" I was crying so hard.
Buying a house is a huge commitment - I think it was harder to sign the mortgage papers than it was to walk down the aisle! It was time, though, and now that it's so close, I'm finding more excuses to buy the home decorating magazines and to stop at Lowe's for ideas. It's super exciting, but nerve-wracking as well.
I am also excited about being so close to work. I used to cycle all the time, but stopped doing it when I got married and subsequently gained weight. Now that we'll have a house and a garage, that's the first housewarming gift I'm going to give myself.
I can sympathize with your boyfriend, though, and his commute. My last semester of school, my husband had already taken a job 3 hours away from me. I moved back in with my parents so I wouldn't have a 3 hour drive, but I still had an hour and a half one-way, five days a week. It was brutal! So, I think I've earned this much shorter commute.
Good luck with your job search! What do you do?