I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that this past week has been one of the most exciting and exhausting weeks of the year.

Lately, this blog has been tending more and more towards travel topics, which means this update will be a little off-topic, but I felt I should explain why there was no Wanderlust Wednesday post last week, and why it’s been quiet around here lately. (All you bloggers out there that I say hi to regularly, I know it’s been a few weeks — my apologies!)

Anyway, as to why this week was exciting, I can’t quite release that information yet, but know that it’s coming soon. I’ve got some announcements to make, and don’t be surprised if you see a few changes around the blog in the coming days. I hope you’ll consider them good things!

And then, there’s why this week was exhausting. My family lost our dear cat of sixteen years, and I just spent a few days at home in Georgia as we sent him off to final peace. Some of you who I’ve met here in the blogging community were the first to offer kind words when I posted about it on Instagram, and I can’t tell you how much that warmed my heart!

Anyway, I’m going to try to catch up on the many blog posts I’ve missed lately. To those of you who are faithful readers here, thank you! It’s so cool to know that people around the world find these posts.

Have a wonderful rest of your weekend, folks!