Switching from a PC to MBA

So, I'd been planning on making the big switch for a few months now, but kept putting it off. Then the universe stepped in, gave some dirty thief my precious laptop, and informed me that it was time to move on. Hey, when the universe says it's time to go, maybe it's time to go. The only problem I've been having is deciding between an MBA and an MBP.
I used my previous laptop for writing and photo editing mostly, with the occasional game on the side. I write all the time, and I do mean all the time. I regularly participate in NaNoWriMo, and besides that I am on a few long term writing communities. So, a novel or two, as well as a couple hundred short stories, are probably what's going to end up being stored most of the time. (Yes, they do get backed up, but aside from short stories that are months old and haven't been looked at, I like to keep most of it on the laptop, where I can get to it instantly.) Then add in my photo editing. I create novel covers and photo manips a lot, so photoshop is almost always running. When I boot up my laptop, MS Word and Photoshop are the two that are instantly on as well. The games I had on my laptop were Oblivion and Dragon Age. Now, I've also recently gotten an XBOX 360, so most of my games are on there now, and the computer games would probably be Sid Meir's Priates and The Sims.
So, my question is, will an MBA be able to handle a fair amount of word documents and picture files, and an occasional game?
I intend to get the 13" with these specs:
1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
256GB flash storage

See the following: (I do not know if this stands for student/teacher licenses, though it should)
You can swap languages/platforms for a latest version product if you follow the instructions at the following link:
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/order-product-platform-language-swap.htm l

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