Shannon's friend Jenn convinced her to go to an Australian bar for a celebration of St. Stephens Day - December 26, 2016. A friend of Jenn's, brought them over to a table filled with his friends. Billy was one of these friends. He had seen Shannon across the room and as soon as she sat down he made one of the people at the table change stools with him so he could sit next to her. He bought a few rounds of Sambuca, and the rest as they say is history...

We came home from a fun Christmas Eve party in 2018 and decided to have a night cap and play a game of cards. Billy disappeared into the backroom around midnight and suddenly he was on his knees next to Shannon saying "I f*&%$ love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you". The yes was said through a veil of tears..... Shannon then turned to Billy and said, "um.. there's a sweater under the tree for you... Merry Christmas" ;-p