Thomas moved back to Lake Tahoe in May of 2015, and as he walked in the door to move into the hotel, Shannon was immediately smitten with the roguishly handsome well-dressed gentleman covered in nothing but swagger meandering through the lobby. Shortly there after Thomas, also star struck with the bright eyed, kind hearted, warm, and caring Shannon, found himself at a bar competing in a heated game of table shuffle board. Always the gentleman, Thomas ensured that there was no mercy and continued to pummel Shannon at the game, meanwhile dropping effervescent witticisms and asking playful questions such as "How is your check in score at the desk," and "Have you ever had to go clean the bathrooms?" Eventually the night came near to a close and as Shannon went to leave the bar, he finally worked up the courage to very politely ask from about 30 yards away across the bar packed with people "WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME." Once back in the car with her friend Morgan, Shannon was asked "Did that really just happen?" To which the response was "I'm not sure." A few days later they went on their first date to South Lake Tahoe to embark on what would become a 6 month secret escapade around The Lake before their love was ousted. This love lead them around the world in a quest for adventure, from Costa Rica, to Atlanta, Cubs Spring Training, New York, Bahamas, San Francisco, Thailand, Singapore and finally culminating in a proposal on top of a volcano in Hawaii, (or as the locals call it Hawai'i) where Thomas was able to proclaim in his best Ron Burgundy impression "Shannon Babic and I were in love, but now we're ENGAGED!!". #babicbecomesalviso