Lauren had been on Hinge (the app designed to be deleted) for all of two days when Aaron messaged her to discuss The Hold Steady. He then sent her the best playlist she'd ever received, and it was all over from there.

Three years after their very first date, Aaron took Lauren to the Ferndale post office parking lot, where he'd first asked to kiss her after walking her back to her car. This time, he asked to make this last forever with a ring featuring stones worn by both of their maternal grandmas. Afterward, they recreated their date: food at One Eyed Betty's and drinks at Danny's Irish Pub, where they'd had a John Prine sing-along with the bartenders that fateful Friday in May. The good folks at Danny's showered them with love, free drinks and leftover St. Pat's beads to celebrate making it official, which was the best possible outcome.

How A Resurrection Really Feels - The Hold Steady Can't Hardly Wait - The Replacements California Stars - Billy Bragg, Wilco Timebomb - Old 97's Fade Into You - Mazzy Star This Must Be The Place - Iron and Wine, Ben Bridwell Keep Your Heart Young - Brandi Carlile Acid Tongue - Jenny Lewis Gravity Rides Everything - Modest Mouse Saint Simon - The Shins Banking on a Myth - Andrew Bird Shadow People - Dr. Dog Use It - The New Pornographers And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles Bruised - Jack's Mannequin All Nerve - The Breeders Shake It Out - Florence and the Machine Glass Ceiling - Metric Fireworks - The Tragically Hip Recycled Air - The Postal Service Fever Pitch - Rainbow Kitten Surprise Shadowboxer - Fiona Apple Never Said - Liz Phair Howl - Florence and the Machine My Forgotten Favorite - Velocity Girl All Or Nothing - Au Revoir Simone Stay Positive - The Hold Steady From a Balance Beam - Bright Eyes Fight Test - The Flaming Lips Better Open the Door - Motion City Soundtrack Congratulations Smack + Katy - Reggie and the Full Effect No Sunlight - Death Cab for Cutie Wasted Love - City and Colour Look It Here - Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats I Summon You - Spoon Kodachrome - Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band 2 Atoms In A Molecule - Noah and the Whale Simple Girl - JR JR Look Around - Something for Rockets The Mixed Tape - Jack's Mannequin

104 Degrees - Slaughter Beach, Dog Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco Frug - Rilo Kiley Undone (The Sweater Song) - Weezer I Woke Up With This Song in My Head This Morning - Bright Eyes Expo '86 - Death Cab for Cutie Something, Somewhere, Sometime - Ben Sollee, Daniel Martin Moore Whirring - The Joy Formidable The Weekenders - The Hold Steady Architect - Manchester Orchestra, Frightened Rabbit Hymn #101 - Joe Pug Sock Hop - All-Time Quarterback Cavanaugh Park - Something Corporate Pictures of Success - Rilo Kiley For Me This Is Heaven - Jimmy Eat World Want - Jawbreaker I Was a Kaleidoscope - Death Cab for Cutie Lilacs - Waxahatchee I've Just Seen A Face - The Beatles Guess Again - Jeff Tweedy Barroom Girls - Gillian Welch Reconstruction Site - The Weakerthans Anything You Want - Spoon King of All the World - Old 97's I'll Think About You - Rivers Cuomo Write A List of Things To Look Forward To - Courtney Barnett green blood - Sonny & The Sunsets You're Quiet - Brendan Benson Handle With Care - Jenny Lewis, The Watson Twins Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Justin Townes Earle, Dawn Landes The Galway Girl - Steve Earle Candlelit - Frightened Rabbit Sleepwalkin' - Better Oblivion Community Center You Can Make Him Like You - The Hold Steady I'll Believe In Anything - Wolf Parade 100 Dollars - Manchester Orchestra International Small Arms Traffic Blues - The Mountain Goats On The News - Keaton Henson Nothing For Ye - Joshua Burnside Me & My Dog - boygenius Paper Thin Walls - Modest Mouse Untitled - REM The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi - Owen El Scorcho - Dashboard Confessional The Day Ted Nugent Killed All the Animals - Wally Pleasant Just Stay - Kevin Devine Four Winds - Bright Eyes Forgotten Eyes - Big Thief Plasticities - Andrew Bird Skeletons - JR JR Continuous Thunder - Japandroids Into the Airwaves - Jack's Mannequin