College Admissions – The Process for Parents

Our college-bound journey has been cleared for takeoff.  I am not going anywhere, though I wish this trip really included travel to a far, exotic place. Alas, this voyage is one we’ve been planning for a while and includes more emotional baggage than I care to pack so soon. We started working on this itinerary [...]

Snooki gets paid more than a Nobel Prize Winner at Rutgers

“I'm embarrassed to be a Rutgers alumni,” wrote one angry person about Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi being invited to speak to students at his Alma Mater, Rutgers University last week. Another irritated alum wrote in the comments section of the New York Post, that Rutgers would not be getting a dime ever again after the college paid the [...]

“Party Like An All-Star” Shaun Phillips does it for the kids

This year's “Party Like An All-Star” dodgeball tournament at the Hard Rock Hotel brought out players dressed as 80's athletes, Hard Rock Hotel employees, and even a team of “The Bachelor” celebrities to participate in the third annual charity event  to raise money for the San Diego After School All-Stars program. This program  benefits under privileged [...]

A Proper College Send Off and Celebration

Our son's graduation is finally behind us!  It was a TWO week-long celebration full of formal award presentations, sports banquets, mass, blessings, parties and lots and lots of family. Our first-born is the fifth in our family to go through the pomp and circumstance of graduating from high school, but the second one going on [...]

Spring Break – Heartbreaking Reminder

It was evident families were on Spring Break vacation over the last few weeks; malls had more foot traffic and shorts and flip flops were out in full force in our beach town. The sun was bright for them, but for some odd reason the warmth of their closeness made me shiver and pay more [...]