How cool is this? Our blogging buddy Amber Johnson, known around the Internet as the editor of Mile High Mamas and the Crazy Bloggin’ Canuck, is one of five semi-finalists in Microsoft Office’s contest to go to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, and blog about her experiences!
I truly can’t think of a more qualified blogger for this incredible assignment. She’s a humongous fan of winter and snow sports (in fact, she’s been known to Tweet a bit mournfully when temperatures reach 70 degrees or more at her Denver-area home). She just missed her chance to cover the 2002 Winter Olympics when she was a Salt Lake City-based reporter and at the last minute got assigned the Olympics traffic beat instead. (Read all about it on her Whrrl slide show.)
Her blog posts about her family life and frequent travels are hilarious — she’s got a marvelous, wry sense of humor. I’ve met Amber in person when she took me on a favorite hike near Evergreen, Colorado this fall; she’s upbeat and outgoing and I’m fairly certain she’d forego sleep to blog about all of her adventures during her week in Vancouver — all for the benefit of her readers.
Vote for Amber after a quick registration by clicking here. I’m happy there’s another Colorado resident in the running, too. In the “student” category, check out Dylan, who makes his home in the mountains in my neck of the woods. You can vote daily for one contestant in each of the two categories through November 29.
Good luck, Amber!
On behalf of the academy….
Oh wait. I haven’t won.
But with fabulous supporters like The Vacation Gals, how can I go wrong?
THANK YOU!
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