My hard drive crashed. Should I replace it myself?

My last question posted about an hour ago helped me realize my hard drive on my mid-2009 13" MBP died. So now the question, should I just replace the hard drive myself? I am fairly comfortable around computers and have opened the computer and replaced the memory in the past without issue. The steps to replace the actual drive seem quite straight forward. The issue I have is how to restore the operating system and information. I have Time Capsule with a USB drive attached to it. All of my data is either backed up to the Time Capsule or the attached drive. I realize there are applications I will need to probably hand install and I am fine with that. But how do I check or know that my Time Capsule backup is sufficient to restore the OS? I have restored information and files from it previously but never an OS. I have never done a formal backup that I know of. Any advice?
Additionally, if you do think I can do this on my own then any recommendations on a hard drive would be appreciated. It appears that Other World Computing has SSD drives for a reasonable price.
Thanks

Hi Scottadel,
Other World Computing is an excellent choice for a replacement HD. They also have instructional videos, and if they're not enough you can go to iFixit.com for very detailed photos and step-by-step instructions. Make sure you have a clean place to work. An hour of uninterrupted time will be more than enough. An empty egg carton makes a good receptacle for tiny screws.
Once you install the HD, boot OS X Recovery, select the new disk and format it. This may not be necessary if you buy one already formatted for OS X.
As far as replacing your data, if you already have a Time Machine backup, restoring your hard disk's contents is very easy. Boot OS X Recovery and select "Restore from Time Machine backup". You can select from any number of complete backups, but usually you will want the most recent one. Time Machine will restore your entire hard disk as if nothing ever happened.
To ensure the restoration doesn't take a very long time, connect the MBP to the Time Capsule with Ethernet.

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