Kayla Sheely

50 Things I’m Thankful For

A lot has changed in a year! This past Thanksgiving looked really different from my norm (hello, Austria!). But at the core, Thanksgiving is still the perfect time to reflect and show gratitude for the good things in your life. Joe and I spent a lot of time in the car on our road trip,…

7 Reasons Budapest Should Be at the Top of Your List

Budapest was a gem. Honestly, I didn’t expect it. My husband had a long weekend at work, and we were trying pick somewhere to go. Since we have both lived in Europe at separate times, we’ve got most of the “big” spots (you know, Paris, Madrid, London, Dublin, etc.) covered between the two of us….

October Reflection (2017)

“Sometimes, you have to look back in order to understand the things that lie ahead.” ― Yvonne Woon Each month, I set aside time to reflect on the previous month: memorable moments, lessons I learned, how I spent my time, how I’m different, who/what I’m grateful for, improvements for next month, and goals to work…

September Reflection (2017)

How to Make Your Wedding Less Stressful: Choose Awesome Wedding Vendors

It’s been just about a month since my wedding, and it has been a whirlwind since then! Lots of planning went into that day… and then it was over. My husband and I spend the next 3 weeks traveling across Asia and Europe until finally settling back into our home in Italy. Before getting back…

August Reflection (2017)

Lake Bled, Slovenia [PHOTO BLOG]

On my recent trip to Slovenia, I spent some time in Ljubljana but also managed to make my way to enjoy the beautiful country side! In everything I was reading online about Slovenia, Lake Bled seemed to be one of the top places to go. It’s only an hour from Ljubljana so we decided to…

Ljubljana, Slovenia [PHOTO BLOG]

One of the countries never on my bucket list was Slovenia. In fact, the whole trip, I kept calling it Slovakia 🙈. BUT it was an interesting little country to explore for the weekend! Joe had been there before, and it was an easy 2 hour drive from Aviano. We stayed in Ljubljana (pronounced like…

July Reflection (2017)

Venice, Italy [PHOTO BLOG]

After about 3 weeks of living in Italy (an hour from Venice, mind you), I finally visited Venice! It was such a magical city! I didn’t get to check everything off my Venice bucket list (yes, I do have an actual list). Instead, we spent most of the day just wandering around. It just gives…