I am an uproarious and fun-loving gal who has a passion for my family, travel, the outdoors and writing. Originally from Canada, I relocated to Denver via Salt Lake City when I gave up my wanderlust, travel-writin' life to marry the real love of my life. Together, my American husband and I have two “half-breeds”: Hadley (age 6) and Bode (age 4). Go here for more details on the Crazy Crew.I was the Grand Prize Winner in Microsoft Office's Winter Games Contest and was their accredited blogger at the 2010 Vancouver Games. As an avid winter sports enthusiast, this was a dream come true! Be sure to read all my behind-the-scenes adventures that included how The Today Show's Matt Lauer stole my moment in the spotlight and how I put my foot in my mouth when meeting Wayne Gretzky.
I am the founder and editor of Mile High Mamas for The Denver Post - an award-winning site that is touted as Colorado's largest online network of mommy bloggers. I am a Snowmama for Park City Mountain Resort's cutting-edge social media site and am coordinating a social media campaign for Colorado Ski Country this winter. I am also a Brand Enthusiast for Nintendo and have worked with top brands such as Frigidaire, Ford, Sara Lee, Feld Entertainment and Playtex.
I am a regular speaker at social media conferences and have received numerous awards including being honored in Westword magazine’s Best of Denver edition, as a Top 75 Moms on Twitter by American Express, Best of MSN, Blogtrepreneur’s Top 50 Mommy Blogs and startup powerhouse Sampa’s Top 10 Mommy Blogs You Should Read. I make regular appearances in the media and placements have included CBS 4 Denver, Martino TV, FOX 31, MSNBC.com KOA radio and The Denver Post.
After graduating from college, I spent a number of years working as a publicist for Utah’s ski and outdoor industry whilst moonlighting as the “Craaaaazy Canuck” radio personality and travel writer. I became infamous for detailing my humorous misadventures en route and continue to do so as a family travel writer. I was recently interviewed as a travel expert in Woman's Day magazine.
My husband Jamie and I work and play together. As the former Director of Interactive at the Denver Newspaper Agency, he founded Pixo Web Design & Strategy where I oversee social media. We love climbing Colorado’s 14ers (14,000-foot peaks), backpacking Southern Utah, skiing, mountain biking, playing volleyball and roller-blading.
He is perfect for me in every way with the exception that he is obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin. He was even interviewed in the October '09 issue of National Geographic about Said Obsession.
Don’t mock him. That’s my job.
And apparently Jerry Seinfeld and Ricky Gervais' responsibility as well. Jamie and I recently appeared on the premiere of Seinfeld's comedic show, NBC's The Marriage Ref battling it out over (what else) The Great Pumpkin.
I may have lost that battle on national television but this blog is about winning the war.
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