The last thing your kid wants to hear after coming home from his first semester away at college is, “Hey! I signed you up for a leadership workshop tomorrow … Saturday … from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.” You can only imagine the look I received from Ric, right? “But, Mami ... I just finished finals!!! I need a break!” Well, I exercised my parental power and made him go to this thing my … [Read more...]
Nona Cycle – Upping Your Game, Part Two: Cycling as Cross Training for Runners
This is part two of a two-part cross training series. You can check out part one by Debra Lowe, Nona Cycle member, by going to this link: http://nonahood.to/nc1. In our runner’s world, there are a few phrases we don’t like… “You’re injured.” “You have to rest.” “You need to cross train.” These phrases can throw any runner on an emotional spin because we love … [Read more...]
Tough Things to Talk About: L.O.V.E. for Nona & The Greyson Project
"There are moments that the words don't reach. There is suffering too terrible to name. You hold your child as tight as you can and push away the unimaginable." – Lin-Manuel Miranda December – a magical time of the year when people are focused on what Santa is going to bring their kids. We don't even wait for December anymore. Christmas shopping starts in November, before … [Read more...]
Tough Things to Talk About: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (PR) is a tiny island in the Caribbean, measuring 100 miles east to west and 35 miles north to south. In 1898, after the Spanish-American War, under the Treaty of Paris of 1898, Puerto Rico came under the sovereignty of the United States. With the westward expansion of the 19th century, the US established 'incorporated territories' that could and did become … [Read more...]
Prom Night at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Prom night! Such a staple in our culture for teenagers. An event we parents look as much forward to as the children do. Prom is a rite of passage. The moment they enter senior year, prom is a prominent topic of conversation for the kids. Girls start looking for dresses and boys start looking for which trend to follow....the no-sock-and-shoes trend was a big one this … [Read more...]