Home sweet home

Let's just go ahead and be honest... I never thought I would graduate college, and move back into a dorm. Lucky for me, it's actually becoming a really cool experience. I am the only intern that lives in the dorm, but I get the honor of living with the team. This is where I'm going to really be able to tell you what is going on as I get to interact with the girls on the field, and in the hallways. 

We currently live in Curtis Hall, located at Cedar Crest College. The college is a cozy campus full with beautiful greenery, and oddly enough, a ton of rabbits running around. For just a little background, the college was started in 1887 and is a women's college. 

Move in day was interesting. The team had just finished practicing in New Jersey where coach Jeff Franquet was wrapping up his college season at Georgian Court University. The parking lot was empty until a train of cars, all with mix-n-match license plates, peeled into their parking spots. 

"Who has room 321?! If you have it you better speak now! It's my room," yelled a player through her laughter. I got nervous as I checked my little brown envelope that read 324, I sighed in relief. 

The atmosphere through our halls is chill and exhausted. The team is on a two-a-day Spring Training schedule, and when they step off the field things take a different pace. The community room has steady action. The girls even after a full day of softball, can't keep their minds off the game as they watch, together, the WCWS playoff games. They bring their computers and hang out, talking softball and day-to-day things. 

Every night, pitcher Stacy Birk, posts something different on a dry erase board she has in the bathroom, getting the team together. Since moving in there has been a sign for a Memorial Day picnic, a bring your own popcorn movie night, a game night with Mario Kart and lucky enough for me, she set is helping me get game day music requests. 

I think this is going to be a great experience, for the team and myself. You can't get to know people any more intimately than when you live with them... or have a community bathroom, of course. This team has a special opportunity to bond further than most teams who only see each other on the field. Get ready to see them grow as a family.