Katie's List

Poster: Katie

1. Run a half marathon. I ran a 10K last year and it wasn’t as bad as I thought so I think I can do this. There is an annual half marathon in Des Moines in June that I plan on running with my uncle. I don’t care about my time, but my goal is to run the whole thing.

2. Complete three courses towards my CPCU designation. CPCU stands for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter….it’s an insurance thing. There are eight courses I need to complete in order to get this designation and I’ve completed one so far.

3. Become a mentor through the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls. This is a long-term residential home for troubled kids just a couple blocks from where I live. I would love to become a friend to one of these kids.

4. Fire a gun. Sue’s pictures from Texas inspired me.

5. Go zip-lining. Not sure where or how yet, but I think this would be really cool.

6. Visit Brandi in Peoria. Brandi is my best friend from high school. She moved to Peoria over a year ago with her husband and son. I keep saying I’m going to visit and feel guilty that I haven’t yet.

7. Visit Salon Jimare. I worked at this hair salon through high school and over college summers. My sister worked there as well. The owner was like a second mother to us. It’s ridiculous that I haven’t been back to visit in years.

8. Go to a cooking class. Nothing special, I just want to go to a class to learn basics.

9. Take my grandma to an Oprah show. She always talks about how much she would love to go and now that Oprah is leaving, I don’t have much time. I’ll probably need Shannon’s help with this one.

10. Go to a Billy Joel/Elton John concert.