(iphone shot from Ipanema)

Hi, everyone, how have you been? I’m back from Rio rested, tanned and at least a few pounds heavier. In a word, Rio is cool. Very cool. Once I download all of my photos, I’ll have some stories to share with you.

In the meantime, good lord, there’s been so much going on in our corner of the blog world! Are you up to speed?

First there was the announcement that Anthology will be published in October. (I couldn’t contain myself and had to pop in during my vacation to say how excited I am about a print magazine.) Also, there was the much anticipated premiere of Rue and then I found out Standard, another online magazine, also made its debut this month. That is a lot of original content for all of us junkies and I think that’s just awesome, don’t you? Congratulations to everyone involved with all these new ventures!

(from Rue)

There was also the premiere of the Nate Berkus show which I completely forgot to record so I have no idea what anyone is talking about. I just know that it made a lot of people cry. Oh, and that everyone is in New York for its blogger audience show tomorrow. These are the times I really miss living in New York!

(from Standard)

So is there anything else I missed? Fill me in, please!

Oh, and if you’re not sick of seeing my old house, my living room was included in an article that Camila wrote for HGTV.com called “Combine Design Styles Like a Pro”. Thanks Camila and HGTV!

I am off to do all that post-trip catching up – it looks like it’s going to take a little longer than usual. And to start a new workout routine. (I wasn’t kidding about the extra pounds!)

I want to say a big thank you to all of my wonderful guest bloggers before I go. Thank you so much! I don’t know what I’d do with you. See you all tomorrow!