Celebrate Easter or Passover
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T12:27:10+00:00Where To Go To Celebrate One of the more difficult moments of having our college kids away at school is missing them on the holidays. With Easter and P [...]
Mother’s Day Gift Guide, You’ve Got This!
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T13:10:40+00:00Ready for Mom's Important Day? Mother’s Day only comes once a year, so you better believe the pressure is on to show your mother just how much she means [...]
Spring Break
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T14:22:00+00:00Fun to be had by all! You haven’t seen them since January and are looking forward to some time with them home again over Spring Break. FSU's 2019 Spring [...]
Staying at FSU for Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T14:22:47+00:00Make it a Friendsgiving Although FSU is officially closed from November 22nd-24th, 2018, not all students will be going home for the holiday. Flights ca [...]
Study Abroad FSU
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T14:25:24+00:00The World is your Classroom I am a big believer in this adage. Apparently many students agree as Study Abroad programs have become increasingly popular. [...]
Away for the High Holidays
Michelle Balaun2018-08-28T12:38:02+00:00Celebrate with a New Community Generally, our kids get to come home for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but for those who celebrate the upcoming Jewish High [...]
Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T14:27:38+00:00It's Thanksgiving and They’re Back... Thanksgiving break is the first official long break when students come home. I do not know about you, but after n [...]
Meal Plans
Michelle Balaun2019-04-02T20:58:27+00:00Burgers 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 [...]
The David Project
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T14:28:36+00:00Israel, however, is not just for Jews It’s true that Birthright is a fabulous (and free) program for Jewish individuals from 18 to 28 to visit Israel. I [...]
Send a Little Halloween Love…
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T14:17:12+00:00Have Some Halloween Fun! When my daughter left for college, I sent her a Halloween care package. It was nothing fancy; just some dollar store decoratio [...]
Trick or Treat
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T14:31:07+00:00It'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 [...]
Places of Worship Around Campus
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T13:19:59+00:00Keeping The Traditions of Worship If you're wondering about keeping up the tradition of worship, here are some thoughts. Shortly after my daughter start [...]
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T14:33:06+00:00Sent With Love As far back as I can remember we always celebrated Valentine’s Day; it was a tradition I grew up with and continued when I became a mom. [...]
Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T13:08:41+00:00Where Will They Live? Although it feels like you just moved your students into their dorms, you now have to move them out. The worst part, aside from th [...]
Birthright Israel
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:45:19+00:00What is Birthright Israel? Birthright Israel is the gift of a free, 10-day trip to Israel designed for young adults of Jewish heritage, aged 18–32. Flor [...]
Calendar of Events and Important Dates for FSU
Michelle Balaun2019-04-17T16:19:55+00:00Calendar of Events and Important Dates for FSU Here is where you can find a list of events and important dates for students and parents of the Florida S [...]