The Photo Shoot

After the holidays, and the 2014 Phillies Ballgirl roster was set in stone, we are ready for our photo shoot in January!  These pictures would be used for our ballgirl trading cards, as well as our staff ID and the Phillies website.  I got up at 6 in the morning to get ready for my first official duty as a ballgirl.  I showered and did my make up while my hair dresser Michelle curled my hair (because I cannot for the life of me operate a curling iron!  I'm currently perfecting the art of the curling wand though!) I was then on my way to my new place of work.

We walked into the media room (you know, the room where Ryne Sandberg holds the press conference after each game) and I was immediately hit with the realization that this well-known scene was now part of my work setting.  We had our initial meeting of "all things ballgirl" there while the photographer set up his equipment to assist us in looking the best we could.  We talked about rules and more details about this position, while meeting and getting to know the people we would be working with during our time with the Phillies.  We even got our red jumpsuits! Between last minute trips to our locker room to perfect any last minute hair or makeup flaws and helping each other out, we were ready for camera action!


Gotta SnapChat this moment, of course!

The vets went first, since they knew exactly what they were doing from last year.  All the rookies sat in awe as we realized that we were a pert of this group of beautiful young women, and they were our role models for who we were going to be.  Since the rookie jerseys hadn't arrived from Majestic yet, we wore the vets' jerseys in our pictures.  I am actually wearing Kelly N's jersey, and I will never forget trying to figure out which twin's jersey I had borrowed. 

"So, which rookie wants to go first?" Of course we all sat in silence...until I jumped up and said, "I'll go!"  Standing in front of those lights with everyone staring at you in intimidating, but all you had to do was smile and pose the way the photographer wanted you to.  We took a lot of pictures, but here are a few that I liked:

After the photo shoot, we went to Kelly and Kory's house to get to know each other and finally grab a bite to eat.  It was the first time we all could sit down and talk about whatever we wanted and get o know the girls you would be spending the entirety of baseball season with.  As I was sitting in their living room, I would have never guessed that these girls would become more like sisters to me.  I see them every home game I work, we plan to see each other outside the stadium, and they are only a phone call (or group text) away when I need them.  They are the best co-workers I've ever had, because it feels more like I'm working with family.