Good luck and congrats clichty.

The Greenway is pretty nice for commuting and just a banana or something quick on the morning would probably be fine. If you could take the time for a bowl of cereal, it would be better.

I don't have a particular tire recommendation. I have used Fortezza SE's from Performance bike and they've been relatively problem free. No flats in 2 years, - until yesterday

Not the smoothest tire in the world but relatively inexpensive, especially when Performance has them on sale.