Calendar of Events and Important Dates for UF
Michelle Balaun2019-09-08T17:20:56-04:00Here is where you can find a calendar list of events and important dates for students and parents of the University of Florida. We would love to list ev [...]
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
Michelle Balaun2019-04-09T17:02:17-04:00Sent 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. [...]
Orange and Blue Debut
Michelle Balaun2019-08-16T18:34:23-04:00It's Gator time! Now that the Gators have a new football coach, the spring game will return to its Saturday tradition. The Orange & Blue Game is a f [...]
Sending A Package to Your Student?
Michelle Balaun2019-08-17T13:39:17-04:00Make Sure Your Package Gets There There are many reasons that a student receives a package. Whether it is just their usual Amazon delivery or a care pac [...]
Spring Break
Michelle Balaun2019-08-16T17:35:15-04:00Letting Off Steam before Finals Mention Spring Break to most parents and immediate visions of lawless partying comes to mind. I get it. I grew up in For [...]
Making the Most of Summer B
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T11:59:49-04:00Summer can be the best season ever! Ask any older Gator what their favorite semester has been so far and, without a doubt, most (if not all), will tell [...]
Football Seats in The Swamp at UF
Michelle Balaun2019-07-31T09:04:32-04:00A Guide to The Swamp! Everyone should get to at least one Gator football game. Or, perhaps you want to get season tickets. One of the keys to making it [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T18:49:03-04:00Get Involved With an undergraduate enrollment of over 35,000, spanning over 2,000 acres, UF is huge. That massive size means that students should find a [...]
Eating Healthy when you are a student
Michelle Balaun2019-08-27T13:28:15-04:00OK to be Eating...Healthy! As with other college campuses, the amount of burger, pizza, and fast food restaurants at UF and the surrounding campus is a [...]
Study Abroad UF
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T18:38:25-04:00Study Abroad? Not all classrooms have four walls. No place is this more evident than in the growing number of students that study abroad. This is one of [...]
Are U Ready For Some Football
Michelle Balaun2019-08-16T18:32:27-04:00You can almost hear the crowd roar! Now may not yet seem like the time to talk football, but if you are planning on coming up for a game in the fall, yo [...]
Birthright Israel – Hillel
Michelle Balaun2019-04-07T14:18:47-04:00Young Jewish students trip. Birthright Israel is the gift of a free, 10-day trip to Israel designed for young adults of Jewish heritage, aged 18–32. M [...]
Happy Birthday Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2019-09-11T12:15:11-04:00Time to blow out the birthday candles! When their birthday rolls around, it can be just one more reminder that you won’t be celebrating together so putt [...]
Spring Sports
Michelle Balaun2019-04-09T16:57:22-04:00There is always more than football! Spring may not have football games but there are tons of other sports to enjoy! When people think of UF sports, the [...]
Staying Fit and Keeping Freshman 15 At Bay
Michelle Balaun2019-04-09T16:57:54-04:00Freshman 15, Keeping Fit! Keeping fit counts, it helps mentally as well as physically. The phrase “Freshman 15” happens- it may not be 15, it may [...]
Gameday Outfits for UF Parents
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T11:23:36-04:00Parents, Show Your Team Spirit! I love going to college football games- there is nothing like game days but, TBH, but parents, would you wear some of th [...]
Retail Therapy
HUH Expert Parent2019-08-26T18:31:08-04:00A Little Retail Therapy You will find almost every major box store including Target, Walmart, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Family Dollar Store, TJ [...]
Football Time – Where to Watch the Gators
Michelle Balaun2019-09-15T14:40:51-04:00College football … Gators, It's Time We can’t wait for it! To start anticipating that our football team will end up nationally ranked and headed to a bo [...]
Pets in School
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T10:42:44-04:00Take Your Dog (Or Cat) to College We have a cat who my daughter misses dearly. Her roommate has a dog that lives with them in a house but for those who [...]
Entertainment
HUH Expert Parent2019-08-26T18:16:56-04:00More than Football...Entertainment That's entertainment! Are you looking for more than the typical? If a movie night is what you are looking for, head t [...]
Namast’ay with Yoga at UF Get Your Ommmm on!
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T11:42:51-04:00Keeping Stress at Bay with Yoga I started doing yoga several years ago after being invited by friends. I never thought of myself as much of a yoga perso [...]
Homecoming at UF
Michelle Balaun2019-09-08T17:40:12-04:00Gator Growl? Being part of a huge Gator Family (16 of us went to UF including my 90-year-old uncle when it was an all-boys school); I have been to my s [...]
Family Weekend
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T18:34:34-04:00Gator Time - Family Time As a Gator Alum as well as a Gator Parent, any time the opportunity presents itself to be able to share in some Gator football [...]
Wakey Wakey- Eggs and Bakey, Breakfast Bests!
Michelle Balaun2019-08-12T15:43:36-04:00Best Breakfast Restaurants Like any city, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast-casual, from family-style to fine dining [...]
Just Desserts! Get Yours, In a Good Way…
Michelle Balaun2019-08-27T19:01:23-04:00Just Desserts! In a good way… Getting your just desserts, where did that phrase come from? But desserts are our favorite meal! Sometimes, we think the b [...]
Being Thrifty
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T10:55:00-04:00When You Need to Stay on Budget, Be Thrifty! Being a college student, it can be stressful to be thrifty and stay on budget throughout the semester. Ther [...]
Nature vs Nurture Get out in nature at UF
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T18:22:49-04:00Nature vs Nurture Do you love nature as I do? When my oldest daughter was accepted to the University of Florida, during her high school graduation part [...]
Sports
HUH Expert Parent2019-08-26T18:09:16-04:00Sports = Football Did U know...UF students get in FREE to all Gator athletic events, other than football, with their Gator1 ID Card. Regular season even [...]
What to Get Dad on a Limited Budget
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T14:00:28-04:00Don't Forget About Dear Old Dad! My sister and I are daddy’s girls but not in the way you would think. We grew up playing sports and having him as our c [...]
Safety Tips For Using Rideshare
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T11:10:00-04:00Important Rideshare Reminders I remember when I first heard about Uber and thought it was a brilliant concept for so many reasons; one of which was that [...]
Father Daughter – Father Son Weekend
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T10:52:45-04:00The Best Things to Do With Your Dad at UF As a college student at the University of Florida, leaving home was exciting; however, as the months passed by [...]
The Big Game -Where to Pregame at UF
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T11:28:37-04:00All Part of the Game Day Football Tradition Football season is upon us and other than making sure you will be properly attired in orange and blue and ha [...]
Mother – Daughter Time
Michelle Balaun2019-04-09T15:50:15-04:00First-Timer I remember my first mother-daughter weekend in Gainesville. Although it was a sorority event, we did not participate in all of the planned a [...]
UF Gator Bucket List, Be Sure You Do These!
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T10:58:13-04:00Check out these Gator Bucket items to do! If you have committed to becoming a Gator, there are a few things that you might want to check out over your n [...]
The David Project for Students
Michelle Balaun2019-08-27T10:35:12-04:00Israel, 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 [...]
Rushing Her Way
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T17:43:46-04:00To Sorority or Not? Rushing In... Are you rushing in? For parents of incoming freshman, you probably are starting to hear whispers about sorority recrui [...]
Sorority Girl
Michelle Balaun2019-06-17T15:06:18-04:00So They’ve Joined a Sorority Congratulations if your daughter has found a place to call home. Being in a sorority opens the door to so many wonderful ex [...]
Rushing His Way
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T17:43:14-04:00Is It Really an Animal House? Going back to 1978 with the release of “Animal House”, which became one of the most successful comedies of all time, to 20 [...]
21 and Oh So Fun, Here is where to celebrate!
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T14:26:58-04:00An official adult now! Have fun! My daughter turned 21 in October of her junior year at UF as do many students. At UF, many girls who turn 21 have what [...]
So your student wants to be a Gator?
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T12:48:07-04:00So your student wants to be a Gator? That is understandable; Time Magazine ranked UF as the best school in Florida. UF is a great university right down [...]
Radio and TV Stations Are you watching?
HUH Expert Parent2019-08-26T18:13:23-04:00Media Stations Media touches all of our lives, TV, Radio, Internet, there are lots of options that we call our favorites. For students coming from large [...]
Trick or Treat The College Version
Michelle Balaun2019-09-10T16:55:31-04:00Halloween, the most fun time! 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 [...]
Send a Little Halloween Love…
Michelle Balaun2019-08-02T11:16:00-04:00Have 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 [...]
Staying at UF for Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2019-08-28T16:07:54-04:00Make it a Friendsgiving Although UF is officially closed from November 27th - December 1st, 2019, not all students will be going home for the holiday. F [...]
Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2019-04-09T16:59:37-04:00It'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 two [...]
Dance Marathon
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T18:07:20-04:00You Can Dance If You Want To Perhaps you have seen the Facebook posts from your student or friends’ kids that say #FTK or #ForTheKids. Maybe even fundra [...]