Again, with the lateness...sheesh...

Well, it has again been many moons since the last update. A thousand pardons party people…here goes the big news.

In no particular order, here are the new big going ons in the life of the Pau family.
(SPECIAL NOTE: This post is going to be super long since each of these could be a post by itself. If any of them seem short, we will revisit them in future posts, honest.)

A. Anela Louise Pau has joined the party!

Here is what I can remember from that day. We were supposed to have a doctors appointment that morning at 10:30. Instead, Ali woke me up at 6:00 and says “It’s time.” Now, Ali is usually a pretty cool character, composed and chill, so I just thought she was waking me up for the doctors…4 HOURS EARLY! So I ask “Why would you wake me up so early before the doctors appointment?” She replies, “No, it’s time for the baby. I am having the baby.” “OH, let’s go!” Off we went…
We did some check in stuff with the nurses to make sure we weren’t having false labor. We weren’t. At all. This was the real deal. We were finally admitted at 8:56 am. It was a new and incredible experience. Screaming, crying, and a sore back…and that was me. Ali was a monster and brought this little angel into the world. On Monday, May 3, at 6:11pm, Anela arrived to the proudest of parents. Ali was a champ and we were so glad that Dr. Golhofer was there to deliver our little one. I got to cut the cord and was in such shock about the whole experience that I almost forgot to take a picture once Anela was born. The nurse kept asking “Does dad have a camera?” It took a while to figure out she was talking to me; it was weird to be called dad. Super weird. Anyway, it was a great delivery and Ali and baby were healthy. Ali was quite tired and extremely hungry. Sean was a G and brought Ali a tuna sandwich (which she was wanting for at least 8 months). Thanks Seanathan! I have a new found respect for mothers around the world. After witnessing the birth of my daughter, I am blown away by the strength of a focused woman. Good work, wife. Thank you for giving me a daughter.  Thanks to grandma and grandpa Ninmann for coming out and helping us bring the little one home and taking care of us.  We cant explain how much we appreciated it. 

B. NMB show in Spokane

So, the day after Ali, Anela, and I got home from the hospital, Pono, Wade, and Benji (a.k.a. the better part of nomasterbacks) came up for a show at Whitworth. Crazy timing but it was so much fun. I was pumped that the boys got to meet Anela and come through for a show. It was a crazy amount of work but I think we put on a heck of a show. It was easily one of the most fun shows we’ve been able to do. Students had fun, we got to do a couple off the hip ideas, Benji crushed per usual, and a good time was had by all. Thanks again, fellas, for coming out to rock it and thanks to the students who came to the show. Thanks to my wife for letting me do the show and not killing me in my sleep for leaving you with a screaming 4 day old baby.  

C. Ali and I are celebrating our one year anniversary!

For 370 days, I have been married to the Alison. It has been a good year with lots of growth. We’ve learned a lot and I hope to continue to learn how to be a better husband everyday. We celebrated by getting massages, going to dinner at Panera Bread, and wrapped it up by watching the A Team. My wife knows how to celebrate! Thanks to grandma and grandpa Ninmann for babysitting so we could go out. Thanks to all the friends and family that helped us make it through our first year of marriage to our paper anniversary.

D. I got a job!

After a long and arduous job search, I have landed a position at Assumption College. WOO HOO! I will be an Area Coordinator in the area of campus known as “The Valley.” It will be a great experience and I am really excited about the folks I get to work with. The position will be a cool transition and I have the opportunity to supervise Resident Directors and Resident Assistants. It’s a similar sized school to Whitworth, it’s faith-based, and it’s in beeeeeeeeautiful Worcester, MA. Yup..I said that. Which brings us to our next point…

E. We are MOVING!

It is bittersweet…but we are moving from Spokane, WA to Worcester, MA. Ali and I packed up a POD (an awesome way to move) and then loaded up the Jetta and are making our way across the country. We are in Minnesota right now, kind of the half way point, taking a break and taking time with the Ninmann clan. We stopped in Mitchell, SD on the way over to see the Mulcahys who had just moved there. It was good to see familiar faces on our travels. Spokane has been ULTRA kind to us over the years and there are a lot of people we will miss. The McGonigals, the Mulcahys, the Mulders, the Mandevilles, Buck, Felix and the whole Mr. Dons crew, Whitworth, Spokane Community College, the amazing students that we’ve worked with (Warren staff…you know who you are) and all the other people who have made our time there so pleasant. You have made it hard to leave but know that we are taking you with us. We cannot thank you enough for what you’ve done. If we ever make it back to town, it’s time for Thai Bamboo.

That’s the big stuff for now. With the move, and a new baby here we plan to make more frequent posts to keep y’all updated. If you have Alis contact information, email, call, text, skype or whatever and let’s get her to make a post huh? Rally with me and we can do this.

Anyway, we love y’all. Thanks for following us on this crazy ride of life. Keep up. It’s going to be more interesting with this little lady along for the ride.

PEACE,

Tyler

PS- In the next post, topics such as "Anelas 1st visit to MN/4th of July at the cabin/a visit from the Mulcahy clan," and "The Odyssey" will be covered.  Stay tuned...

PSS- Maybe the next post will be just pictures of Anela.  We have A LOT to share.  Again, stay tuned...