Hamra Time: work

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Why I love what I do: Part 3

Getting the opportunity to travel with work is one of the things I love most about my position at O'Reilly. Any opportunity I get to get out in the field and meet some of the hard working team members, I take it. My boss Julie and I were in the Scottsdale area last week for a convention and were able to do some store visits (we missed you Tracie!!). We decided we would visit stores in an area off the beaten path, that doesn't get a lot of Corporate visitors. They all seemed happy and honestly surprised to see us come in.

We mapped our route through Sedona, Cottonwood, Jerome, and Prescott....and the scenic views were the icing on the cake.

I have really never seen anything as beautiful as the Red Rocks/Sedona area. I knew it was pretty but was blown away when I saw the landscapes, mountains, and skylines in person.

Thankfully I had the camera on me so I snapped some pics. I can't wait to plan a trip back with the family so we can spend more time there.

Here are some of the scenic shots I took during our trip. To see them all, visit my share site here: https://karitravels.shutterfly.com/4668

Some more pictures from our trip...but these are from my iPhone :)

The conference was held at the Westin Kierland Scottsdale...but we stayed elsewhere :)

Finally trying Shake Shack, so good!

Visiting the Chapel of the Holy Cross built into the buttes of Sedona

selfie to send my boys

Red Rocks State Park red dirt

Jerome, AZ is CRAZY driving, look it up and you will see why.

lunch stop up in the mountains

The haunted Jerome Grand Hotel

After the work is done, enjoyed some Royals vs. Dodgers Spring Training in Surprise, AZ

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Weekend in Pictures // Dallas

I traveled to Dallas last Friday morning for work and while we had a lot to accomplish, we also got to enjoy ourselves a little after the work was done. Thanks to our amazing hostess we were able to see the Dallas Aurora Festival on Friday evening and then see Taylor Swift in concert Saturday night. We may work long hours but we make sure we get in some fun time too! One of my favorite artist, Vance Joy opened for her as well as Shawn Mendes. Taylor also brought out a surprise guest, Ellie Goulding to perform. She packed the house with 62,000 fans. Her show was incredible, definitely a must see!

It was the first time I left Scout overnight but I did better than I thought, I honestly didn't have time to think about how much I missed him. I joke that I felt like I pumped all over the city of Dallas but it is pretty much true. Traveling as a nursing mom is hard work.
Boy, was I glad to snuggle all my boys when I got home Sunday and it was a beautiful day so we enjoyed a nice long walk as a family. It was the first time Scout got to ride facing out in the Bjorn too.

Here are some videos from the festival and the concert. Funny thing is I uploaded the full Bad Blood performance to my YouTube channel and I got a notice from YouTube that is has been blocked due to a copyright claim. That has never happened with any of the other concert videos I have posted. So here are the others ones they allowed me to share.....

Aurora Festival

http://youtu.be/O4umacacfDI

Taylor Swift Wildest Dreams

http://youtu.be/lMbLv7Qimno

Ellie Goulding

http://youtu.be/q4EeG-BUs4k

Vance Joy Intro

http://youtu.be/P2CKDQAb_oc

Vanc Joy - Mess is Mine

http://youtu.be/MBRAT-O3xLE

Vance Joy - Riptide

http://youtu.be/Jd6NnT_EUWc