Blogging from France!

Bonjour! :) If you have been following my blog for a while, you know that I am a basketball wife. And if you are new to my blog, my husband, Tyler, plays professional basketball overseas. We reside in Minnesota in the off-season but live in Europe during Tyler's season. (You can click here to read a previous post and find out a little more about us). This season, Tyler is playing for a team in France and I am finally here! So for the next several months, my blogging will be coming at you from France :)

I am so excited for this new opportunity to experience France with my husband. But I also want to take the time while I am here to take my beauty blogging to the next level. I have been so busy the past couple of months. I was trying to spend as much time with my family and friends before I left and getting things ready to go before I came over from the States that I have not been able to be a part of the beauty community as much as I have wanted to be. I really want to connect with other beauty bloggers/vloggers and support each other in the incredible community. So please! Send me your links to your blogs/YouTube channels! I would love to check them out!

I also want to diversify my audience. I want girls from both the United States and Europe to be able to relate to my blog posts and products that I talk about. Not all of the products that are available in the States are available in Europe and there are also products in Europe that are not available in the States. I hope that by blogging about products available in different areas, girls will learn about different, new products that are out there that they might not have even known about!

I just wanted to write a quick post and let you all know the new update! I am so excited for this next chapter in life!

From our engagement photo session. Will always love this picture :)

xoxo Kayla

More on being a Basketball Wife

Hi everyone!

I thought I should probably share more about the basketball part of my life. I've been sharing mostly about beauty and after all, basketball is the other half of why I named my blog what I did!

I am a basketball wife. I have been very fortunate to be a part of my husband's success as a professional basketball player and his job has led us to having the opportunity of living in Europe.

I met my husband, Tyler, when I was a freshman in college. It is such a typical story! He was a basketball player and I was on the dance team. We became instant friends and we could both probably admit that we fell for each other pretty quickly! We dated throughout college and as he progressed each year in basketball, we knew that he would be doing something with it professionally after his college career was over.

Tyler graduated a year before me and he began his professional career in Europe. It was extremely difficult to be away from him for 9 months but I had to finish school. I was only able to see him for 10 days over Christmas when I went to visit him over my break. That first year was so hard but we truly grew a deeper appreciation for one another while we we were apart.

Tyler has his summers off to be back home in the States and after I graduated, we got engaged. I was able to visit him for longer periods of time but essentially, I stayed in the States again during his season to work and plan our wedding. We got married last summer so this past season was the first time I had actually gotten to be with him for an extended period of time and experience what his career has brought him to.

I feel extremely blessed to be able to experience the world with Tyler. Last season he played for a team in Italy and it is so amazing that I can say I got to live in such a beautiful country! We were able to visit so many incredible cities and he had a great season.

Although I would never complain or take for granted what God has blessed me with, being a basketball wife in a foreign country can get pretty lonely. We are away from family and friends for 8-9 months out of the year. Also, Tyler has multiple practices each week and I end up with a lot of free time.... which is why I started my blog!

I have always liked makeup, but my passion for it really grew while I was in Italy. I would watch all of these beauty gurus on YouTube and read beauty blogs and I just fell in love with makeup and beauty! I started learning so many things that I never knew how to do and learned about so many products that I never knew existed. As my passion and knowledge for it grew, I felt like this was something that I could do too!

Tyler has signed with a team for this upcoming season in FRANCE! I am extremely excited for him and can't wait for this new adventure! I can't wait to experience a new country and I am also looking forward to taking my blogging more seriously and growing in the beauty community!

So that, in a nutshell, is our story! I am looking forward to sharing more of my experiences with you overseas :)

xoxo Kayla

This photo is from our engagement session.... Will always be one of my favorite photos!!

About Me!

Hello! Thank you so much for visiting my blog! My name is Kayla and I am so excited to begin this blogging journey! The name "The Beauty and Basketball Wife" came from what my life is all about: Beauty and Basketball! My husband will be going into his 5th season as a professional basketball player overseas. I have always loved makeup, but my passion for all things beauty related started when I was living with my husband in Europe for his basketball season. When he was away at practices or away games, I spent so much of my time learning about makeup. I wanted to start a blog to share my love of beauty with all of you!

On my blog, I will share things with you such a product reviews, what my favorites are, and so much more! I love learning new tricks and tips from other beauty lovers and I hope I can do the same for you!

Besides from my life of being a basketball wife and beauty addict, I love spending time with my family, friends and church. When we are back in the USA for my husband's off-season, we reside in Minnesota. I was born and raised in Iowa and I will always love the Midwest! I am a TV show junkie and my favorites are Sons of Anarchy,  Modern Family, Dexter, and Scandal! I also have a dog, Macy, who I absolutely ADORE!

Again, thank you so much for stopping by! I can't wait to start sharing with all of you beauties!

xoxo Kayla