As he had suspected, the music in their household did, in fact, continue into the next generation. There were pictures and videos of Izzy as a baby, being rocked to sleep by both parents in the living room to their favorite music-- and, when she was a little older, dancing on their toes to the sounds of Ella Fitzgerald and Garth Brooks, among others. As she grew, so did their collective library of music. Izzy even prided herself on being the one to discuss a new treasure or two.
"I have things in common with you too, you know," she reminded him, looking down at her plate as she reached for a french fry of her own.