Fwd: quick as lighting - 28 April 2008

Dear Family,
Some clarifying points I am still in the same area, different companion. It is so funny because my current companion trained Elder Toone. So this name is Elder Cameron Neeley from California. He is so funny. A Really good missionary. Really good language skills.
We have found so many cool people this week. President wants us to have 4 groups of progressing investigators by Thursday right now we have 3 so we should make that goal. I also had Zone conference this week it was good. I understood what was being said this time so that was good.
We have been having some crazy storms this week. So I got some pretty cool pictures of that. Sorry for not sending them I forgot to bring my camera to the internet place.
The Farmers are getting ready to go back on strike this week so that should be interesting. So please pray for us.
Language is really improving because my companion is a really big help. He also encourages me to speak lots so it is a really big help. We are also doing a ton of contacts.
Oh more gypsies moved in with our current ones and a couple of them want to be baptized so that should be way k-po.
Okay Amanda is getting married , CRAZY. That is so weird, I´m gone for six months and everyone is getting hitched. Jordan is going to las vegas. Do you guys know if he will be in the same mission as the Galusha's?
I am in Jacob right now in my book of mormon reading in Spanish. He has just dropped cain for law of chastity and then is talking about the vineyard. It is so cool.
Love you all,
Elder Blaszczyk

PS Mom and Dad,
Things seem to be going good. That email journal sounds like a cool idea. The House sound like its is going along nicely. Post some pics on the blog soon. Ya mission life is always interesting. Well love ya.

PS Zach,
Man you sound like you are going to be crazy busy this up coming month. How are the mission papers coming? Good luck with painting the car. Are you going to use brushes or are you going to attempt air brushing it?

PS Madison and Justine,
How is it going? 92% Justine that is way good. I am glad I have such smart sisters. Keep smiling you two. How are the books/ Shows going ? Remember I love you and so dose the lord.

Fwd: Hotel California - 21 April 2008

Dear Family,
So another week has gone by. Oh wait I wrote just on wednesday. Oh well
Well my new compaions name is Elder cameron Neeley, he is from California. He has 22 months in the mission. He has trained twice ,my trainer included. He is way cool and funny. This past weekend he told me about fight club and a bunch of other movies. So he is way k-po.
We have already found some way cool people we are going to start teaching. It is cool to see how other missionarys do the work. Where elder toone really liked working with members, Eldery Neeley knows how to keep it more balanced.
Oh We finally got our bikes we have been trying to get for the past 4 weeks. Mine is way k-po. Way super fortifed and it has hand brakes. Which are not that common here. They are basically beach cruisers.
Also this weekend we went to one of our investigators weddings. It was totally weird because it was  a north american wedding which is taotally not how they role down here.

I heard about the smoke in Benous Aires but we have not had any problems with it here. So that is good. Warmed up about Wednesday last week and is still pretty nice out.
I will hopefully send pictures next week of some cool stuff.
My language is really improving, I am just trying to speak more so that is really helping.
To answer a question that Dad asked me. A Remi is a taxi.
Is mothers day the 11th of may this year? I am probably going to phone around 1-1:30pm mountian time because my comp has a 5 hour time diffrence. But tell me what works best for you guys.
I also got Grandma Blaszczyks letter this week. Ya Gypsies are pretty cool people, once you get over the crazy funny factor. No but I really enjoyed that letter. Keep writing me about your childhood it is so cool.
Well love you,
Elder Blaszczyk

PS Mom and Dad,
Those kid need their snacks, good job dad.
Put pictures on the blog of the finished tile for me. I have not received any packages yet but it will probably arrive sometime. Oh make sure they are all under 2 kilos. I would really like 6 bean bag like from the dollar store. Why you might ask because I want to learn how to juggle on pdays. I have faith the main floor will be done by the time I get home, the rest of the house no but the main floor yes. Good luck on slow pitch.

PS Zach,
Is the girl you are dancing with on the blog your grad date. She is pretty decent. Man your life sounds crazy right now. So how is rugby going this year? Are you just trouncing. I am going to write you a separate letter about the other stuff you asked in your email.

PS Justine,
It is so good to hear from you. You do not know how much easier this makes writing people when they write me. So how is the foot? What are these two books you are reading about? Just go for broke on the grad things justine , you can do it.

PS Madison
Definitely saxphone and sleep.

Watch how I soar 16 April 2008

Dear wonderfull family,

So transfers came on Monday. I am staying in Villa Maria for another transfer but I am getting a new companion his name is Elder Neely. He was Elder Toones trainer so he has only two transfers left in his mission. So that should be really good. Really help with the language. It was really sad yesterday because Elder Toone had to go say goodbye to everyone. Elder Toone is going to Catamerca to be a zone leader. I went on my first splits with a latino last week, which went pretty well. There was some confusion but we still got some work done in his area. It is really weird because I understand about 70 percent of what people say to me, but I can only express things really simply so there is still a communication gap.

It is officially fall here now at a chilly 14 degrees. All the people here are all bundled up in their jackets and i find it pretty funny wearing my long sleaved shirt. Um weight wise I am still the same so that is not good or bad.I don´t know why but I have really been missing you guys this week. It might be because I hit another month mark this week Nothing really cool happened this week so. Ya.
Love you all,
Elder Blaszczyk

PS Mom and Dad,
Your question about the mission allotment covering expense kind of depends on the area. For my area we take Remis a lot because it is so lagre but hopefully that will be fixed once we get our bikes. Otherwise yes it dose cover my expense. It sounds like the house is coming along nicely. I love you guys so much. Oh because I don't know if madison shared this and it has been really pressing on my mind. On the silver computer in my personal folder under genolgy there should be a family file. on it is our family research. Their is a famliy named Cox The work is done for a couple of them (inculding our direct desdeant) but can you please finish the rest of the family. If you have time that is. I have had this feling all week that I need to get it done. So please take a look.

PS Zach,
ooh the ACT is always hard to gauge the time. You probably did beter than you thought. How is becoming a life guard coming?
Well just want to tell you I love ya. How was BE kind rewind? Was it funny? is it a must see? tell me.


PS Justine,
How is the injured girl doing? I expect a letter from you this week. What are You reading right now and have your friends returned the twilight books yet?
How was Mia Maid activity?

PS Madison,
How is life treating you? I have not goten any new news about you in moms and dads letters.
So write me and tell me whats New?

Grad Fashion Show

Sorry for all the posts at once, but if we don't blog when something happens you may never get anything new. Zach has been involved in the Grad fashion show and tonight was the production. It was a take on Alice In Wonderland. They had several song and dance routines. Zach and his grad date Chelsea were doing the jive. 

Here are some more pics of the evening. They had the formal wear donated by several companies in town and it was fun to see them all dressed up. 

Spring is so nice in Calgary

Well after seeing Allison last night and reassuring her that the weather in Calgary is supposed to be warm all weekend, and that we are going to have summer like temperatures, this is what we woke up to.  We did have some nice weather not too long ago, in fact Zach and I even got our motorcycles out and drove around for a little while. It was great, and if we had known that was all we were going to be driving we would have enjoyed it a little bit longer.  

Oh well life in Calgary I guess. It snowed off and on all day but by 5 pm the roads were clear and the snowfall had finally started to stop. 

This weekend we are supposed to get up to 19 C. It should make driving fun (remember to get extra washer fluid)

Fwd: I´m a leaf on the wind - 7 April 2008

Dear family,
Conference was really good this year for me.  The first two Saturday seasions were in spanish because we could not find a cord to hook up another tv, but all the rest were in english. Which was really good because I did not understand the first two seasions. But  at least that gives me something to read when I get the ensgin in june.
We did not do anything afterpreisthood because it was 11:00 pm so we had gridio the night before. Sunday was awsome the talks by Holland and Bednar were really good. We thought that Holland was just going to start droping the cain.
Also for this weekend we had two other elders over because they do not have a satelite in their town. So it was fun to just talk and work with them this weekend.

Let see what else happened this week oh the farmer protest is over now for 30 days like april 1st so hopefuly the goverment will work something out or its going to be worse than before.  So we finally have meat. It´s asuasdo time.

Oh this is the last full week of the transfer so I will be writing on wednesday next week.
The Bets are that I am staying and getting a gringo, while elder toone leaves opens an area with a missionary about to leave.
Exciting new a weighed myself this week and I am 142 kilo. So I have lost ten kilos already. Doing the happy dance.

Well love you all,

Elder Ross Blaszczyk,

PS Mom and Dad,
That is so cool to hear about the kitchen almost being done. I have been thinking this past liitle while about how I could have done more to help around the house, so sorry.
How is your art class coming mom?  

PS Justine and Madison,
No letter this week form the two of you.  um but beside that I heard that there is a twilight movie coming out in december of this year. Hope you are having a fun time. Tell me about this little retreat you are going on justine.

PS Zach
Geez that concert sounds pretty cool. How is the studing going for the Act it is more about knowing how to take a test that actual knowldge. So you should do fine. How are the papers coming. First guess okay Tonga thats my guess okay but I want you really to come to Argentina Cordoba because that would be so k-po. Well love you brother.