Give a Little

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hope

Here I am at work again. But today, I am professional :] Things to do.

Well this morning was BAD. I got up to find this RIDICULOUS letter from my anti-mormon roommate, the INSANE (literally unbalanced) girl, Jen. She had cut off our power and gas even though Britt and I had already given her cash for the payment. Little did she know our apartment complex gets charged a BIG FAT BILL when someone's power or gas gets shut off. So, I am making Jen sign off the lease. She cried, but I'm sick of all of this. I'm sick if having her even more anti-mormon boyfriend sleep over all of the time and eat our food. It's really uncomfortable to Britt and I. Goodness knows I can't afford another mouth to feed when I can't even feed my own...

Things are super hard money wise. I've been sick, non stop vomiting for 8 days now. Stress? That's Kayti's suggestion on what it is, and I"m pretty sure she's correct. I just start thinking, then have to run and hug the toilet. I fell asleep on the bathroom floor last night... Yah. Sad, huh? Ha.

I've been in touch with Stephen. He's going back on the field tonight. (For those of you who don't know, he was hit by a car, and really damaged his back... badly). He comes home in 6 weeks. And we have a date on December 12th !! He has made me smile through all this horrid crap this past week. I had a girl from my ward reach out to me yesterday. It made me feel great. Really. Like, I wasn't just a number.

I got a challenge from two sister missionaries I approached at Temple Square, Sunday. I'll be fulfilling that tonight.

My dear family,

I must say that it feels SO great to be out of the clutches of drugs, alcohol, smoking, and partying. I feel so well and alive. Well, I'm still sicklier than ever, but I'm alive and still out here! Thanks for all of your love, suport, care, concern. Please know I am well. I am strugling hard. But with my mentality, I am well. I'm finding my way, and happiness is once again, slowly restoring itself upon me. My thoughts and love are forever with each and everyone of you.

Love,
Katie Belle

Temple Square, Sunday October 26

more pictures from temple square :]

puking is no fun at any age

I've been sick a lot lately. I thought it was just a bug. It started last Monday night. A week ago. But I'm still throwing up (not half as much as last week) but still feeling really blah and yuck. Me and Britt are still making it to FHE though. Fingers crossed I don't puke on someone!!

Saturday, still feeling yucky, we went to the ward Halloween party. It was in a barn. So cool, huh?! Ed, Kayti's husband was Hilary Clinton... so I was Bill. It was a blast!!
Sunday after church, I went and hung out in Temple Square. It was so nice. It lifted my spirits and I felt so calm and content there. I wanted to stay all day. I wrote Stephen a really good letter, and then just sat and thought for a while. After, I went about with my usual Sunday routine... over to Ed and Kayti's with Travis (who happened to be at Temple Square too and we didn't know we were both there until I called him when I was leaving. Funny, huh?)

yuckky.

Things aren't going too well today. I don't know where my head is. I'm so worn out ans just want to snuggle up in a blanket.

Brittany and I hung out last night. We went to dinner with Ryan, and then she and I headed to Ed & Kayti's to play Halo, along with Travis. It was fun. Britt had never hung out with them, and I'm so glad she came! I had a blast. I love my friends.

I believe I'm getting sick (big shocker there, huh?). I think I'm going to have to cancel with Jon and Laurie tonight. I need sleep :[

vanity.

I worked the evening shift at Sensory Sweep last night. I enjoyed it. I also got to meet Juan, one of the night security guards. He's from Greenville, SC!! No joke! So we discussed the south, and I informed him of Tommy Bowden. It made me so so so giddy and happy to meet him and chat. From Greenville! How insane is that?!

When i got home around 8:20, I was just starting to unwind, then Brittany [best roommate ever] came through the door. She caught me dancing around the apartment as I was cleaning :] She's very very sick. Poor girl. We watched about the first half hour of Ame'lie, then she was done for.

Her medicine knocked her out cold. so, I cleaned more, made a soft pretzel, cleaned again, and went to bed at a decent hour, midnight, which is crazily good for me.

tiger's have a fighting chance!

TOMMY BOWDEN IS FIRED. And we thought this day would never come (truly we wished, hoped, and prayed, but it seemed impossible). I know all of Clemson will rejoice tonight. Actually, since it's Clemson, they're probably already pregaming for big celebrations tonight. I really enjoyed the article ESPN offered us. In this article, CJ Spiller was so noble in his words. He didn't bash Tommy, neither did he completely take up for him. It's a good 3 minute read. Enjoy!

Clemson ousted football coach Tommy Bowden on Monday, four days after the Tigers -- who were the favorites to win the ACC championship -- lost to Wake Forest and fell to 3-3.

Bowden informed his assistant coaches of his ouster Monday morning. Assistant head coach/wide receivers coach Dabo Swinney has been named interim coach for the final six regular-season games and potential bowl game.

Clemson has scheduled a late-afternoon news conference to discuss its decision. "[Athletic director] Terry Don Phillips approached me this morning and we agreed that this is the best solution for the direction of the program," Bowden said in a statement. "Clemson has been very good to me and my family. Both of our children are Clemson graduates.

It's what he deserved. Dabo Swinney is a fine man and will do an excellent job.

-- Clemson QB Cullen Harper

"I appreciate the opportunity Clemson University gave me and the support of the administration while I was here. I also want to thank all the players and coaches who worked so hard for this program the last 10 years. I wish Clemson University nothing but the best in the future."

Clemson's season started with a big thud, a 24-point loss to then-No. 24 Alabama that senior quarterback Cullen Harper said "really hurt our confidence."

Harper, who was benched after the Tigers' loss to Wake Forest and replaced by highly regarded sophomore Willy Korn, said the program needed to cut ties with Bowden.

"It's what he deserved," Harper said. "Dabo Swinney is a fine man and will do an excellent job."

Later Monday, Harper expanded on his comments, explaining that Bowden "tried to motivate us but guys were off the bandwagon. There were things I disagreed with and that my teammates disagreed with. I didn't appreciate it when he would say some off-the-wall things about me to the media. I guess one thing I can say is he gave me an opportunity to come to Clemson and play."

Not offensive enough

Clemson coach Tommy Bowden was fired on Monday. As ESPN.com ACC blogger Heather Dinich notes, it's no real surprise. A look below at where Clemson ranks nationally in several key categories (per game). Dinich's blog

Stat	Avg.	Rank
Total yards per game	354.5	73rd
Rush yards per game	141.5	41st
Pass yards per game	213.0	58th
Points per game	26.7	56th

Harper struggled playing behind an inexperienced offensive line this season. His father, Jeff Harper, an offensive lineman on Georgia's 1980 national championship team, said Bowden's dismissal was justified. "I'd call it karma," he said. "I thought it needed to be done. I think anytime a head coach or someone in a leadership position starts to place blame on his coaches and players, it weakens their respect on the team. His past experiences have shown he's done that."

Meanwhile, two highly touted recruits have dropped Clemson from their lists in the wake of Bowden's ouster, according to JC Shurburtt, who covers Southeast recruiting for ESPN.com. Safeties Craig Loston from Aldine, Texas and Devonte Hollomon from Rock Hill, S.C., both said they are looking elsewhere. Loston is the No. 1 safety on the ESPN150 list of safeties and is No. 8 overall; Hollomon is No. 3 on the safeties list and No. 20 overall.

The Tigers were ranked No. 9 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll and were favored to win their first ACC championship in Bowden's 10th season as coach. But now-No. 2 Alabama blasted the Tigers 34-10 in the Aug. 30 opener in Atlanta's Georgia Dome, and Clemson then lost to Maryland at home and again to Wake Forest to drop its record to 1-2 in ACC play. Bowden received a lucrative contract extension from Clemson following the 2007 season and after considering a potential coaching position at Arkansas. The son of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, Tommy Bowden was 72-45 with eight bowl appearances at Clemson. Bobby Bowden said in a statement Monday his son "felt like it was fixin' to happen; he felt like it was inevitable."

Clemson's 10th season under Tommy Bowden unraveled quickly. The Tigers were expected to contend for the ACC title.

"He's thankful for the experience he got there at Clemson," Bobby Bowden said. "He has no hard feelings towards them. This is just the nature of this game right now. He's disappointed but he's got his priorities in order in his life, so he'll move on and won't lose a minute of sleep over it. At least I don't have to worry about him beating me again." Clemson center Thomas Austin said he was "caught off guard" by Bowden's departure. "You hear rumors, but I've heard that before, so I'm definitely surprised," Austin said. "We were definitely struggling. I think that this could hopefully unify our team in the long run. We've got six games left and definitely have the ability to turn things around." Clemson running back C.J. Spiller had mixed emotions in seeing the program move away from Bowden. "I'm shocked. We are 3-3 because we didn't make enough big offensive plays," Spiller said. "I'm shocked by our record and now I'm shocked that our coach is gone. "I enjoyed playing for coach Bowden and I liked him, but in the end he was yelling at us to be leaders and it wasn't working. He did all he could to motivate us but guys weren't buying into what he was saying. And he said a lot of the same things over and over again. "He let the offensive coordinator [Rob Spence] run the show and we got away from me and James [Davis]. I think part of the problem was when he benched Cullen. Some people wanted the offensive coordinator fired, [Bowden benched] the quarterback and then he got fired."

Joe's Crab Shack

These are pictures from Sept 27, Saturday when we went to Joe's Crab Shack for my birthday celebration.


i hula hooped to the entire birthday song :]

kayti (mommy to be), me, and adriane. kayti is my best friend out here.

travis, jon jon, and ed (daddy to be)

one's my brother, one's like a brother to me, plus he looks like he could be my brother!

another day another dollar

Today's another day. I'm tired. My sleep schedule changes so often. Luckily I'm only at Sensory Sweep today! I get to watch scary movies all day. I've watched Beetle Juice, the original Phantom of the Opera, and when I get done with Josh or Greg, I'll watch the original Nosferatu. I'm excited! Kayti and I are doing voices for a video game today. It's so funny.



Ok, so I just got back from doing the voice overs with Greg. It was so much fun. You feel like an idiot at first, but I had so much fun with it! We'll see how good I actually did though... :)
Conference was well. Last night Ed, Kayti, Travis, and I kicked butt in Halo 3 on X Live, as always.

I love hanging with them. So so so much. They're the best, especially latelly. It's been so hard being out here. I've been out here for almost a whole year (this upcoming weekend), and still, I'm missing all of my friends so badly, it makes me sick and weak, no joke. So I've been bummed out a lot lately, but they've been helping.

I also want to be back in school. Having two jobs and expenses are killing me. I just want to be excelling in a promising career. Or on my way to it. And can't do that without education.

But, Mom and James have been so kind to buy me a ticket to come home for Thanksgiving, so I"m using that time to visit with all of my friends (and family of course). I am so excited.