Making the Most of Summer B
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T16:37:22+00:00It 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 you [...]
It’s All About the Delivery
Michelle Balaun2018-09-13T15:00:56+00:00There'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 tu [...]
21 and Oh So Fun
Michelle Balaun2018-08-15T12:30:41+00:00An official adult now! 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 is called [...]
Favorite Apartment Rentals
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T12:10:25+00:00Favorite Apartment Rentals Here are some great tips about our favorite apartment rentals. With both of my daughters, I have two, not one stayed in the d [...]
The Best Apps For Students
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T16:40:21+00:00UF and College Studying Apps Remember when you were in college and everything was easily accessible via apps on your phone? No? Well, me either. Our kid [...]
Just Desserts! Get Yours, In a Good Way…
Michelle Balaun2018-09-10T16:58:40+00:00Just Desserts! In a good way… Getting your just desserts, where did that phrase come from? But desserts is our favorite meal! Sometimes, we think the be [...]
Graduation Restaurant Reservations
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T16:37:23+00:00Great Places to Celebrate Do you really make your restaurant reservations now? Graduation is a time to celebrate and a celebration requires a nice meal [...]
Eating on a Budget
Michelle Balaun2018-08-31T17:48:31+00:00Budget Eating, Is Possible I have experimented with various approaches to teaching my daughters to live on a budget. When they lived at home, they had t [...]
Eating Healthy
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T16:35:15+00:00OK 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 [...]
Graduation at UF
Michelle Balaun2018-09-15T13:18:35+00:00Remember When... 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’ [...]
Family Weekend
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T12:10:26+00:00Gator 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 [...]
Nature vs Nurture
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T12:10:27+00:00Nature vs Nurture When my oldest daughter was accepted to the University of Florida, during her high school graduation party, a relative who attended U [...]
Grocery Stores
hUh Expert Parent2018-09-13T14:59:04+00:00Let's Eat For groceries, those of you from Florida or Georgia will be familiar with the major supermarket chain Publix. Publix is a Florida-based superm [...]
Restaurants for Dinner Time
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T16:34:28+00:00Dinner, Early or Late! Paramount Downtown- This is considered to be a bit more upscale than most restaurants in the downtown area. But, this being a c [...]
Restaurants
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T16:34:29+00:00Wakey Wakey- Eggs and Bakey Best Breakfast & Brunch Restaurants Afternoon - Located on NW 10th Avenue in the Grove Street neighborhood (closed on We [...]
Restaurants
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T16:35:20+00:00Hundreds of Dining Options Like any college town, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast casual, from family style to fi [...]
Hotels
hUh Expert Parent2018-09-04T14:02:54+00:00A Nice Place to Stay There are plenty of hotel options for visiting Gainesville. Remembering this is a college town, you should not be expecting to see [...]
Off Campus Living
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T12:10:27+00:00Economical to Extravagant Off Campus Living Just a few months in from your freshman starting college and they bring up the subject of where they want to [...]
Meal Plan and Other Ways to Eat
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T12:10:27+00:00Burgers and Pizza and Fries… Oh my A Guide to Meal Plans The start of college is right around the corner and many of you might be envisioning your stude [...]
Orient Yourself
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T16:37:25+00:00I Remember When... I remember when my daughter was attending UF Orientation a few years ago. This was my second go around yet I was still wildly excited [...]