Happy Birthday Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2019-11-04T13:14:32-05:00If You Can’t Be there this is Best for a Birthday. There is not much I love more than my children’s birthdays! I make a point of buying them a bigger g [...]
Brunch is Breakfast plus Lunch plus Fun
Michelle Balaun2019-10-28T09:23:32-05:00"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 [...]
Pets in School
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T12:45:43-05:00Take Your Dog (or Cat) to College I do believe that the greatest gift I could give to my daughter, maybe almost more than some new clothing, purse or je [...]
Dinner, It’s Time Check out these Restaurants
Michelle Balaun2019-10-28T17:22:37-05:00It's dinner-time! Everyone has their favorite place, here are the places we love to frequent, which one is your favorite restaurant? Restaurants Within [...]
Sorority Girl – The Inside Scoop
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T16:47:42-05:00It’s More Than Parties, Sorority Life. Congratulations if your daughter has joined a sorority! Joining a sorority was one of the best decisions I made [...]
Entertainment is Entertaining!
Michelle Balaun2019-08-08T19:28:22-05:00Try These Fun Things To Do! While visiting UNF and the Jacksonville area, there are plenty of things to do for entertainment. The campus is within 20 m [...]
Trick or Treat The College Version
Michelle Balaun2019-10-16T16:44:52-05:00That Was Then … I would race home from school so my mom could put together some sort of costume for me then rush to meet my friends to go trick-or-treat [...]
Wakey Wakey- Eggs and Bakey Breakfast
Michelle Balaun2019-11-12T15:19:04-05:00Here are Our Favorites for Breakfast Another Broken Egg Café - Start your day the delicious way with southern-style biscuit beignets, gourmet omelets, a [...]
Thanksgiving … and they’re back!
Michelle Balaun2019-09-13T16:43:55-05:00They’re Back… Thanksgiving break is the first official long break when students come home. I do not know about you, but after two months of texts, phon [...]
Father-Daughter or Father-Son Weekend
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T12:38:50-05:00Officially, unofficial for Father. There is nothing like a father and son or father and daughter weekend to get the bonding time flowing! I truly belie [...]
Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2019-11-04T12:57:56-05:00How to Take Care of Them Who doesn’t love an awesome care package?! I remember being in college and receiving a care package from my mom. It was fille [...]
Home Sweet Dorm
Michelle Balaun2019-07-31T15:00:24-05:00Turn Their Dorm Room From Drab to Fab Don’t be alarmed on move-in day when you walk into your student’s bare and cold dorm room. It’s amazing how quickl [...]
Hotels
Michelle Balaun2019-07-31T14:57:24-05:00A Nice Place to Stay Keeping in my that UNF is a small part of the thriving city of Jacksonville, there are plenty of hotel options. The airport is wit [...]
21 And Oh So Fun!
Michelle Balaun2019-10-30T21:01:08-05:00You’ve waited 21 years for this fun! As each year ticked off, you waited for the fun of being 'legal'! Anyone over 21 in Jacksonville will know about th [...]
Nature vs. Nurture
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T16:45:32-05:00So Much More Than You Think Thinking back to when my daughter went to orientation at UNF, we never imagined that Jacksonville had much nature to explore [...]
Having a Car at College
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T12:49:02-05:00Can You Get By Without a Car? Whether to let your student bring a car to campus will probably lead to many conversations. In order to try to have a stud [...]
Mother Daughter Time
Michelle Balaun2019-10-10T20:06:44-05:00There is Nothing Like It! One of my favorite things to do with my kids is spending one on one time with them. Typically speaking, my daughter always wa [...]
Calendar of Events for UNF
Michelle Balaun2019-11-10T18:59:00-05:00Here is where you can find a list of events and important dates for students and parents of the University of North Florida. We would love to list every [...]
Spring Break, Fun Times
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T13:20:07-05:00Letting Off Steam Before Finals Spring Break...just the words conjure up so many different feelings, memories, and emotions. Some of the memories are f [...]
Graduation Restaurant Reservations
Michelle Balaun2019-11-05T15:36:51-05:00Reservations! The Earlier, The Better! Can’t believe that graduation is right around the corner! UNF's Fall Graduation is Friday, December 13th and is h [...]
Sports
Michelle Balaun2019-08-06T19:16:55-05:00Are U an Osprey? Unlike almost any other Florida university, UNF does not have a football team. To some this may seem like a major disappointment; howe [...]
Paws at UNF, Pets at School?
Michelle Balaun2019-07-31T14:30:41-05:00All About Pets Most every time I Face Time with my daughter, she always asks to see our dog. We all love our pets. We can be talking on the phone and I [...]
Restaurants
Michelle Balaun2019-11-04T15:30:38-05:00Great Places to Eat! Like any college town, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast-casual, from family-style to fine dini [...]
Staying Fit
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T17:16:40-05:00Keeping Fit Counts! Freshman 15? No way! Keep fit! We have all heard about the dreaded freshman 15 pounds that is so easy to gain the first year away a [...]
Rushing Her Way
Michelle Balaun2019-07-31T14:23:15-05:00Sorority Low-Down When my daughter was accepted to UNF she was thrilled! She starting talking about where she would live, who her roommate would be and [...]
Just Desserts!
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T17:51:37-05:00Who Wants Dessert, Is My Favorite Sentence! Seriously?! My favorite meal of the day is dessert. When my kids were little, many times I would give them [...]
Family Weekend, Fun and more!
Michelle Balaun2019-10-07T14:47:35-05:00Fun Family Time Family or Parent’s Weekend is a fabulous weekend when you get to visit your son or daughter at UNF. They will want to show you all thei [...]
Making the Most of Summer B
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T17:13:55-05:00It Can Be The Best Season Ever! Starting school over the summer is the way many Florida colleges are accepting new students. In my opinion, it is the b [...]
Graduation Gift Guide
Michelle Balaun2019-10-07T14:45:41-05:00Finally, Graduation! It seemed this day was always way off in the future, but it’s true; graduation is almost here. Many people will be asking what good [...]
Rushing His Way
Michelle Balaun2019-07-31T14:21:45-05:00What Is the Real Story? So many times, we think about a fraternity and think of the movie Animal House. The brothers are living in a house that is disg [...]
Spring Sports at UNF
Michelle Balaun2019-08-06T19:20:09-05:00So Many Sports, So Little Time As most students and parents know, UNF does not have a football team. So the usual hubbub and spirit surrounding footbal [...]
Homecoming
Michelle Balaun2019-08-05T16:11:53-05:00Calling All Ospreys...it's Nest Fest! Homecoming is always a special event and the homecoming at UNF is known as Nest Fest. It is a week-long celebratio [...]
Beauty and The Beast
Michelle Balaun2019-10-29T21:11:50-05:00Is That How Your Favorite Fairy Tale Begins? When planning for school, we often think of all the essentials, dorm room decorations, meal plans, registra [...]
Study Abroad
Michelle Balaun2019-10-21T16:37:35-05:00All Aboard the Study Abroad Train! Wow! Just the thought of my daughter being able to study abroad is so exciting to me! Nowadays it seems like it is [...]
Namast’ay at UNF, Your Yoga Connection
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T17:16:11-05:00Keeping Stress at Bay with Yoga Ahhhhh, one of my favorite things to do, and by far the best way to get my head cleared is to practice yoga. Very few t [...]
High School Graduation Gift Ideas
Michelle Balaun2019-07-29T17:36:46-05:00Get Them Something Practical Yet Fun When my older son graduated from high school, not only did he go to a lot of graduation parties, but he also had a [...]
The Next Four Years
Michelle Balaun2019-07-30T10:32:54-05:00Welcome to the Nest Do you have a student ready to spend the next four years as a UNF Osprey? SWOOP and Welcome to the Nest! The next four years will [...]
Interning in New York
jadmin2019-07-29T18:04:39-05:00Who doesn’t want to live in New York City? Ok, I am a little partial. I am a born and bred New Yorker, living in S. Florida for 25 plus years, and I sti [...]