"Backpack crisis at Gate E? Copy that- I'm on my way."

What are most college kids doing on a typical Sunday afternoon? Most people would suggest the following: spending time with roommates, relaxing, recovering, exploring the city, baking some cookies, possibly studying, maybe even going to church. You could guess all day if you wanted, but I’m pretty sure you would never come close to guessing what the women’s basketball team has been up to. Some girls describe it with an “Oh, Boy!”; others wonder in anticipation of what could happen that day.

At this point, you’re probably pretty curious as to what it could be. Well, it sure isn’t playing basketball or doing a full day workout to get in shape for the season. To make this a little more interesting, I'll give you some hints:

1. It actually has nothing to do with basketball at all.

2. When all standing together in a group, we could be mistaken for a dance team.

3. We have an incredible amount of authority and power over people who most likely have way more authority and power than us in the real world.

4. We come closer then we would like to thousands of strangers.

5. We get to wear hot shoes like this:

6. We get asked approximately 89 questions (per day) that we cannot answer correctly in any way, shape, or form.

7. Yellow shirts- complete with a serial number- are provided (fashionable ones, I may add).

8. We actually are technically “working” a job that other people take extremely seriously.

9. Not one of us fits in with the stereotypical person for this job.

10. One group of us were working under a man who’s name was John, but naturally told us that we could call him “Radio” (and when we asked where he got that nickname, he looked at us with that “You’ll find out when you’re older” look a parent gives a child when they ask where babies come from).

11. We did not fit in (see #8) but without bragging, I have to say this was because we were significantly more attractive than 95% of our co-workers.

12. We frequently find entertainment in the comments and actions of the strangers that we encounter.

Did my hints help? Any ideas? Probably not, so I guess I will let you in on the secret. On several Sunday’s during the fall, the women’s basketball team works as SECURITY GUARDS at Fed-Ex Field in Washington, DC (Redskins Stadium). Seems odd? Well, what other way would a group of college athletes come up with the funds for the sweet stuff that we have ahead of us (like bball gear, trips, and delicious Panera Bread on the road, etc.)?

So yes, we have been working as real life, all-black outfited security guards, telling people what to do and where to go and that they’re not allowed in...We sometimes even point people in directions (I say directions because I think it would be a lie if I said the RIGHT directions), and act as the typical crowd control in a gigantic football stadium.

Pretty funny huh? Yeah, we think so, and so do most of the people at the stadium. We always get comments like, “ARE YOU REALLY SECURITY GUARDS?" and "WHO IS GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU?” and my favorite, “YOU ARE WAY TOO HOT TO BE REAL SECURITY GUARDS.”

It is a once in a lifetime experience for sure; I mean come on! How many chicks can say they worked as a security guard during college? It definitely has its ups and its downs, and it's pretty funny to see the stupid things that people do/say (e.g. smuggling in illegal soda cans and hiding cookies in the hoods of their sweatshirts). Yet somehow, we have authority over whether or not these people are allowed into the stadium.

Sometimes (like for the Redskins vs. Cowboys game), we got to do crowd control before the game started and watched players like Tony Romo warm up like, 10 feet away. Also, we were kind of hanging out with Lebron James at the same game AND one of the girls got a picture with hottie Chace Crawford (aka Nate from GossipGirl).

The best part is that it's for a good cause: OUR TEAM! If this is your first time to our blog, you should scroll up and read about our adventures in Ireland in summer 2009. Doing these football fundraisers is helping us come up with some of the cash-money we need to take a trip this winter to Daytona Beach, Florida, and for future adventures abroad. Working as security guards is not our favorite thing to do on a Sunday, but when we have Karlyn dancing for us, Margaret providing constant entertainment, Mary sending people off in the wrong directions, Jenny and Jill sneaking in Pryz food, and Kerri staring down any person who tries to talk to her.. it’s just not so bad after all.

X-O, X-O,

Hollyyyyy