I haven't gotten any pics of the house yet, but I might snap some when we go for inspection next week or for the final walk-thru, which happens just before closing. Closing is actually the day when the house becomes ours. Right now, it is under contract, which means that it is illegal for the sellers to not sell us the house - we're all locked in - we just set the closing date for kind of far ahead because we need the time to still be in our rental house without breaking the lease by too much. Closing date basically means that as soon as we sign the final paperwork, we get the keys to the house, and it is ours. At that point, we can begin moving in.

Yes, you're correct on the highway! However, now there is also the Page Extension, which extends into St. Charles (it connects with Highway 94 out there) - it will eventually extend all the way through St. Charles County, which we're hoping happens sooner, rather than later, b/c it will increase the value of our property exponentially. It's already in a rapidly developing area. So, there should be plenty of different routes we can take.