the monkey's getting married

i've just received an email that says that thomas j. clark, my dear friend and fellow RA in schultze-eldersveld, has been betrothed! i couldn't be happier for him and his fiancee, ruth. tom has been in love with ruth since the good ol' days in SE in 02-03, and now that they are engaged, he claims to be "the happiest man on the planet for a time, times, and half a time." cheers to you, tom and ruth van essen-clark. best of luck to you.
these are the lyrics to adam sandler's "growing old with you." normally, adam sandler=poor taste, but i heard this at another wedding this summer and loved it. so, this is for the happy couple:

I wanna make you smile, whenever you're sad
carry you around when your arthritis is bad
all I want to do is grow old with you

I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches
build you a fire when the furnace breaks
oh it could be so nice growing old with you

I'll miss you, kiss you, give you my coat when you are cold
need you, feed you, even let you hold the remote control

Let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
put you to bed when you've had to much to drink

I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you