Staying at FSU for Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2020-11-09T15:03:27-05:00Make it a Friendsgiving Although FSU is officially closed from November 25th-29th, not all students will be going home for the holiday. Flights can be i [...]
Dinner, Early or Late
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T14:33:24-04:00When you want to go somewhere nice for dinner. Like any college town and/or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast foo [...]
Brunch is Breakfast plus Lunch plus Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-10-21T23:44:17-04:00"Brunch is breakfast without an alarm." -- Unknown Most college kids sleep late. It’s a well-known fact. So, going out for breakfast on weekends, in par [...]
Football Time – Where to Watch the Noles
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T14:41:43-04:00College football … Noles, It’s Time We can’t wait for it! Noles football! To start anticipating that our football team will end up nationally ranked and [...]
Wakey Wakey – Eggs and Bakey Breakfast Anytime
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T15:57:43-04:00Here are our favorites! Best Breakfast Restaurants Like any college town or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast foo [...]
From Tallahassee to Thomasville, Southern Charm!
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T09:46:55-04:00Southern Charm Close to FSU Less than an hour north of Tally is a small town that will have you believing you’ve traveled back in time. Filled with sout [...]
FSU Lunch Bunch – Try These!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-21T23:47:12-04:00Mid-Day Munchies – what’s for lunch? The best part of lunch is the break it gives you in the middle of the day! But it’s even better when you’re enjoyin [...]
Let’s Do Lunch
Michelle Balaun2020-06-04T17:03:32-04:00Hey, let's grab some lunch grub. Like any college town and/or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast-casu [...]
More Veggies Please
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T16:00:04-04:00Vegetarian/Vegan Dining Slowly, but surely, more and more young people are going vegan or vegetarian. I can’t blame them. Veggies are good and good for [...]
Budget 101
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T17:45:33-04:00The Money Talk At orientation we were inundated with information about all sorts of things; from FAFSA forms to meal plans. No one ever really elaborate [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:02:08-04:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Bucket List FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:21:27-04:00Check out these 'Nole' things to do! If you have committed to becoming a Nole, there are a few things that you might want to check out over your next fo [...]
Homecoming at FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T23:23:03-04:00It's about the game. Note: Homecoming 2020 has been postponed until the spring semester. Homecoming…no, not the kind where our kids announce they are co [...]
Grocery Stores
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T17:06:43-04:00Let’s eat, where's the grocery store? Whether your student lives on campus or off, they will need groceries. Tallahassee has plenty of places to shop in [...]
Eating Healthy while at College
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T11:48:52-04:00Eating Healthy, Not an easy feat! It can be hard to eat healthfully when at college. Meal plans, rushing to and from classes and activities, budgets, th [...]
Eating on a Budget is More Than Just Ramen
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T17:43:41-04:00Some students actually keep to a budget. I know this is true because I have had three of my own and they all struggled at the beginning, but eventually [...]
Family Weekend for the Parents
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T18:21:21-04:00Early Bird Gets It - Parents Weekend Get the Deals Our first experience with Parents Weekend meant booking a hotel a year in advance, every weekend in O [...]
Meal Plans
Michelle Balaun2020-06-30T16:22:58-04:00Burgers and Pizza and Fries… Oh my… A Guide to Meal Plans Some of us will miss those family dinners. Others will find some relief. Either way, we all wa [...]
21 and Oh So Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-10-26T15:13:37-04:00Time for fun and "Adulting" My daughter turned 21 in June of her junior year at FSU as do many students. Being that it was officially summer break, they [...]
Graduation Restaurant Reservations
Michelle Balaun2020-10-16T15:11:48-04:00Graduation Restaurant Reservations Finally, graduation is here, yay! Family and friends will want to join you for a fest, here are our tips on local res [...]
Just Desserts!
Michelle Balaun2020-07-29T14:57:06-04:00In a good way… Eating desserts first or getting your just desserts. Either way, desserts are often our favorite meal! Sometimes, we think the best part [...]
Delivery Services
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:46:05-04:00There's a knock at the door! Taking time away from studying can be the difference between dinner or a bag of chips and a soda. Sometimes it pays to turn [...]
Care Packages for FSU Students
Michelle Balaun2021-02-17T11:48:29-05:00Who doesn’t enjoy getting a care package delivered? We know you really care, you care a lot about your student and want them to be happy. Whether it is [...]
Graduation – What You Need to Know
Michelle Balaun2020-10-29T14:28:47-04:00Time Flys! Remember how when our kids were little we couldn’t envision them leaving us and going off to college? Now, if you are like me, you can’t beli [...]
Trick or Treat The College Version
Michelle Balaun2020-10-01T12:00:10-04:00It's Talloweek! Trick or Treat That Was Then… I would race home from school so my mom could put together some sort of costume for me then rush to meet m [...]