Court's trip..Boston, New Haven, NYC, and FM

Matt and I were able to visit Brian and Sarah out on the east coast in November. We started in Boston at the Yale v. Harvard football game and spent time at Brians in CT. Brian, Matt, and I made a trip to NYC to do some sight seeing..lots of fun..what a fantastic, busy city. I was able to get tickets to Live! with Regis and Kelly so Sarah and I went and had a great day in the city. We ended our day on Broadway. We saw Mary Poppins and it was GREAT! The little boys, Jackson and AJ, were cute as ever. Cant wait til I see them again.. On my way back to AK, I was able to make a pit-stop in FM for a couple days. I had a fantastic trip and thanks to Brian and Sarah for putting up with Matt and me for a whole week :)

Roo..healin time!

One of Roo's wounds..
Roo's at home pump

Meds for the night

All cleaned up and lookin good

Kitchen Layout

Moose Down!

Rodolfo shot a bull moose this year. The moose measured at 51 inches and is a 5x5. The 5 indicates the number of brow tines on each side. We'll have plenty of meat for the year.

Minto Flats Fly In

New job for Rodolfo!

Rodolfo got a job offer from Fort Greely for a civil service firefighter job today. Fort Greely is in Delta Junction, AK and is about an hour south of Fairbanks. He will work 3 days on, 4 days off.

Photography Class

Check out courtneylcarrera.blogspot.com to see some pictures from my photography class. :)

Rodg & Sher

My parents finally came to visit..I hope they had a good time. We sure were exhausted by the time they left! We spent several days down on the Kenai Peninsula in Seward and had a great tme. Caught lots of Salmon, Halibut, and Rock fish. We even saw a grizzly bear!

Start of Summer 2010

Courtney getting ready for bear hunting

Rodolfos birthday cake! Happy 25th Old Man! :)

Roo and Court on a hike.

He's Out!!!!!!!!!!!

Rodolfo found out that his application to seperate from the Air Force was approved!!! Yay! His seperation date is July 30! I will post pics soon!

Armadillo Eggs?!?!

These are AMAZING...you gotta try em!!
Armadillo Eggs..
You'll need Jalapenos, cream cheese, sausage, and shake n bake

Roast the jalapenos for several minutes in the broiler. Cook the jalapeno/blacken the skin. Remove from broiler and place jalapenos in a zip-lock bag and let sweat. Peel off the skin of the jalapeno. Slice the jalepenos down one side and deseed. Rinse.
Stuff the jalapeno with Cream cheese.
Surround and cover the jalapeno with sausage
Coat with shake n bake
Bake for 35-40 minutes until sausage is cooked.

mmmm...DELICIOUS!
These are definitely not gentle on the waistline so try fat free cream cheese and a lower fat sausage.

Bahrain

This map shows where Bahrain is located in the Persian Gulf. Its a little tiny island off the coast of Saudi Arabia. This is where Rodolfo will be for 4 months. :(

Roo and Iz

Ruger and Isabelle are loving the warmer weather. We have gone for a walk everyday for the past 4 days! Its been in the 40's and is suppose to stay warm for the next week. Early spring here in Alaska?? I hope so!
Last Friday, Rodolfo found out he will be deploying to Bahrain for 120 days. As of now, he will be leaving around the 15th of July. Everyone we have talked to have said that Bahrain is an AMAZING place and that Rodolfo will love it there.

Rodolfo also found out today that he won CE Airman of the Quarter. WAY TO GO RODO!!!

I got a new job in Fairbanks at the Holistic Medical Clinic. I start on April 1st and am extremely excited!!

Isabelle got spayed last Monday and she doing extremely well. She didnt feel so hot the 1st day but woke up the next morning as fiesty as ever. :)

Lots going on here in Alaska at the Carrera household! We are definitely staying busy!

New Tattoo

I got a new tattoo a couple days ago..I think it turned out pretty good! :)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Lately...

We finally got above 0 yesterday!! Whoo-hoo!!! A whopping 2 degrees. Never in my life would I think 2 degrees would feel so 'warm.' But...on a sad note, when I woke up this morning it was back down to -18. :(
Ruger and Isabel are the best of friends. They spend the day playing tug-of-war, sleeping, cuddling, and running-a-muk. They definitely keep each other entertained.
Rodolfo leaves for Japan again in Feb. Still not sure of their departure date; seems as if it will be between the 5th and 7th. He is going with a team of 12 guys from the fire dept. and is very excited to eat some sushi. We still havent heard if Rodolfo will be deploying in May. Hopefully within a month we will know. If he does go, it should only be for 4 months. We're crossing our fingers that he gets to stay in Alaska for the summer.
I have started classes again this winter. Trying to get all my certs. and some experience so I can apply to be a flight nurse/medic here in the near future. 2 online classes and an all day Saturday class are keeping me busy. I have joined a vb team to play on a league in Fairbanks for the next couple months. We play every Monday night!
My Mom & Dad (Rodg & Sher) are finally coming to visit in June!!!! We are very excited to have them!
Other than this..nothin else is new! Hope everyone is having a blessed 2010!

Happy 2010!!!!

Pics of Isabel...