Mocktails Or Messy
Mocktails Or Messy
#48: Sunny Escapes & Shocking Love Interests, Damp February Has No Fizz
What's the secret to staying positive and productive while juggling life's adventures? Join us for a rollicking ride through our latest escapades! Ryan kicks things off with tales of his sunny Tulum trip and Kelly's hilarious spray tan mishap aimed at banishing the winter blues. We get giddy over Too Turnt Tony's bold personality and his Two Turnt Tea, and Kelly's nostalgic over his college days with twisted tea. Ryan's sipping on a passion fruit and lime spritz from AF Cocktails as we chat about mindful drinking and share our thoughts on flavors and staying upbeat in the new year.
As Valentine's Day looms, we're exploring the tangled web of friendship, romance, and relationships. Kelly's balancing mom duties with fun nights out, complete with a laughable public urination fine story with Ryan. There's chatter about my husband’s mysterious Valentine’s gift and my best friend's romantic long-distance fling, navigated amid the sober lifestyle challenges. Finally, we share a moving story of love and resilience amidst an emergency surgery, leading to an engagement that reminds us of life's unpredictable beauty. Let's toast to gratitude and the love that surrounds us, as this episode wraps up with heartfelt discussions and a reminder of life's surprising twists.
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Hi there, welcome to Mocktails are Messy. This is Kelly Mazgorski and Ryan Frankofsky. We're so excited to be here today.
Speaker 2:Yes, we are. Let's go, Kelly. It's been a minute. We've been like busy You've been busy. You just got back from Tulum I know, I know, I wish I was as tan as you, damn girl.
Speaker 1:I know I used some spray tan. Today I've been feeling, you know the seasonal depression and I'm like, okay, let me just fake a tan, maybe it'll help yes, I know, I know, I think it looks good.
Speaker 2:You were a little scared in the mirror before.
Speaker 1:I think it looks fucking natural I, I think it turned out a little bit orange, but look at you, come on, it looks legit it's all right. Yeah, you, you guys, let us know, is it legit looking, or do I look fake?
Speaker 2:yes, please list in the comments on youtube. Does kelly's natural spray tan look good or does it look orange like schnookers, aka schnookie?
Speaker 1:Are we dating?
Speaker 2:ourselves saying Snooki yeah probably.
Speaker 1:Okay, so how was Tulum I want?
Speaker 2:to hear about it.
Speaker 1:Oh shit Actually hold that thought, let's get our drinks.
Speaker 2:I'm so excited. Oh yes, you got to go with the mocktails.
Speaker 1:So we have a crush on Two-Turn.
Speaker 2:Tony, two-turn Tony.
Speaker 1:What's good? Tee-tee, Okay so.
Speaker 2:I got the tea, two-turn tea.
Speaker 1:I never would have bought this, but you know he's hot so I want to support him and his business.
Speaker 2:You want to support a hot man. Is that what you want to do? Yes, so I'm going to try it.
Speaker 1:I'm going to try it.
Speaker 2:Crack it for the mic. Baby. I used to drink like twisted tea in college, but I haven't that was like what 10 years ago.
Speaker 1:So I'm gonna see if I like. No, that was not 15 years ago we graduated in 2014 stop it, yeah oh, no, no, no, there's 11. Okay, yeah, yeah, sorry okay, I'm going to try it yeah.
Speaker 2:Wow.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I give it a 8 out of 10.
Speaker 2:Oh, two-turn Tony, two-turn T.
Speaker 1:Let's turn up, yes, and then I like the duck that you got to represent, tony.
Speaker 2:Yes, because he has a pet duck, isn't that weird?
Speaker 1:So I wore a shirt with a duck on it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, what is it about to turn Tony? He's just like something about him. He's a bad boy.
Speaker 1:And I like his aesthetic, I like how he's batshit crazy yeah he is a little crazy, he's just off the cuff breaking that fourth wall.
Speaker 2:I know.
Speaker 1:But you know he's in Florida.
Speaker 2:Yeah, he does have an OnlyFans.
Speaker 1:Does he Stop? I'm not kidding you oh my God, do you think my husband would be mad if I subscribed to it?
Speaker 2:I don't know. I mean, it depends on how much the subscription is. Oh shit, I'm going to have to look this up, guys. Okay, so we got our messy. First we decided to switch it for y'all. We're doing a little spinoff, but I am going to go with my mocktailer. I am still a year and a month strong. Let's go for AF Cocktails. I think it was an advertisement that Khloe Kardashian did. I know it's kind of like you know, I keep referencing the Kardashians, like I'm just going to admit that they they're my guilty pleasure.
Speaker 1:They know how to stay in the spotlight, so I was going to say I don't think you've tried this one. This looks like a new one.
Speaker 2:No, this is really hitting like the mocktail non-alcohol, zero booze like what's special? About it, is it?
Speaker 1:like a seltzer water or is there like botanicals?
Speaker 2:so this is a non-alcoholic cocktail passion fruit and lime vodka spritz. It's with afterglow free af drinks company 10 calories per serving. And this is what I love Zero sugar.
Speaker 1:Okay, let's go. I want to hear what you think.
Speaker 2:Okay, yeah, I got to open up the box, but yeah, I'm glad that we started off the year productive. You were going to do dry January, but then I think you just kind of said you know what, let's do mindful Wait wet January, or no, is it?
Speaker 1:Misty, damn Misty, is it, damn Misty? You call me Misty. I'm a little Misty. Yes, she is a little misted, not super wet as a drinker, but okay. Yeah, what do you think?
Speaker 2:Oh, I got wet from that. That was a little weird.
Speaker 1:I love the packaging that's pretty.
Speaker 2:It's really good. It's just so light, refreshing. It feels like a cocktail, totally AF cocktails. I give it a nine and a half out of ten. This is my thing. I think some people might be a little bored with it because it is zero sugar, but I'm happy.
Speaker 1:Okay, I think it's cute. It looks cute in your hand.
Speaker 2:They do have other.
Speaker 1:Can I smell it?
Speaker 2:Do you mind if?
Speaker 1:I just smell it. You want to just try it? No, it smells good. Yeah, yeah, I like it.
Speaker 2:It's got like a little passion fruit and lime. See, that's my favorite. That's why I'm giving it a nine, nine and a half.
Speaker 1:I would give it a 10 outychee. Oh yeah, you like a little bit more flavorful palate. Yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and maybe like a little sweet with some, like you know, citrus.
Speaker 1:Yeah well, especially if I'm doing alcohol with it, it kind of covers up that nasty alcohol flavor yes, but like I do enjoy a seltzer with like a hint of flavor.
Speaker 2:Yeah, no, I think that this is a good call. They do have a gin and tonic one. They have an Aperol Spritz one so shout out to AF Cocktails. Let's go.
Speaker 1:Let's get them, let's go. Okay, so tell me about Tulum.
Speaker 2:Mexico.
Speaker 1:You went for work.
Speaker 2:Yes, I did a design job. We were doing these model homes within this new development. I can't talk too much about it because they told us to, you know, kind of keep it on the wrap before they launch in March. But it was super exciting to be, you know, international. You know I did. What are you looking at?
Speaker 1:I'm just looking at this book.
Speaker 2:She easily gets distracted. I mean, I'm either boring you or you just like to get a little.
Speaker 1:Oh yeah, Sorry about that. Oh disgusting that was mcdonald's before oh yeah, we're a little lethargic right now because we were. This is what happened. We met up to do some administrative work yes and then we ended up getting hungry we didn't want to just push through. So we went. Mcdonald's was the only thing on our way to the studio yeah, unfortunately there's not a panera or a.
Speaker 2:What healthy joint there's nothing so.
Speaker 1:Panera or a healthy joint? There's nothing. So anyways, we're very lethargic right now.
Speaker 2:Well, you're going to be too termed, because I think that that can is saying it's 5%.
Speaker 1:Is it tasty? Is 5% good?
Speaker 2:I mean that's like four and a half is the white clause.
Speaker 1:Okay, so they just like they got away with a little more. Yeah, okay.
Speaker 2:Yeah, sorry, okay, so they just like they got away with a little more.
Speaker 1:Yeah, okay, yeah, sorry, no, go ahead Finish.
Speaker 2:Tulum, mexico, was beautiful. It really was Apparently like there's like this Did you see the gym there?
Speaker 1:Is there like an?
Speaker 2:outdoor gym. Yes, there's the jungle gym.
Speaker 1:It's my dream to work out there. I know.
Speaker 2:Did you work? Didn't get a chance to. I was gonna run there, oh my gosh, from the, from the villa that we were staying in, and it's just like is it really big, like space, like it wasn't really close by or what it's really just on like the main strip? And when I first went to tulum back in 2020, it was like still kind of becoming really a hot place now you're right on the ocean right, so we were out in like more of the jungle if you will.
Speaker 1:Yeah, because I saw you. There was pictures of you in like a pool.
Speaker 2:Yes, yes, it was on like this third story of this beautiful villa. I mean, it was just stunning to be like in the jungle, all these beautiful natural light, I mean like it only rained once.
Speaker 1:But when a jungle vacation sounds nice, yeah.
Speaker 2:I think you definitely would appreciate it.
Speaker 1:I didn't see any monkeys, or maybe there's not monkeys down there.
Speaker 2:So there are like all sorts of wildlife, but I didn't get to run into any of it.
Speaker 1:I just wonder what's out there, Like do you have?
Speaker 2:to worry about jaguars and like panthers and crazy stuff. So they will stay away from when there are busier, you know, more populated areas. But in in a lot of like you know stories that I heard, people will go out there in the jungle, you know, exploring, and they'll see them. They just have to go with their protection you know, whether it's like I guess, like some kind of like taser gun just to like. I can't even like believe, like running.
Speaker 1:I don't know, like, if the spray scares like a big cat or not. Yeah, I hear they really like they stalk you. I know, I've heard that too, and I hear they make really weird creepy sounding like screaming, like no, that's foxes that do the screaming.
Speaker 2:Oh, they do, they also make another noise.
Speaker 1:They make some type of noise. It sounds like a chirp oh, okay, and like you, might think it's a bird, but it could be it could be like a big cat hissing noise. Yeah, I don't know why they make that noise. But yeah, that's scary you could, you could miss them like and they could just sneak up from behind. They're so sneak, haven't you ever seen like? And they could just sneak up from behind.
Speaker 1:They're so sneaky. Haven't you ever seen like a cat yeah, just like a house cat how sneaky those little shits can be?
Speaker 2:I know, I mean, I do think about that. Like I'm like kind of freaking out right now, thinking if I was like sleeping outside in the jungle, yeah yeah, that would be like a little bit more of a story for the the pod, but I didn't run into any wildlife. I think it's because it's like super populated and but they do try to preserve all of it, like with really just like beautiful aesthetic, like not a lot of development, like not too many high, like there are no high rises. So when you leave, like cancun, it's south, so what?
Speaker 1:most things are like two or three, four stories. Yes, it doesn't really get higher than that, it's not higher than maybe four stories.
Speaker 2:Okay, I like that I know it's beautiful. I think you and Ryan definitely need to take a trip down there. He flies down there.
Speaker 1:He's going to be going down there for the first time this month, so he said he's going to scope it out and see if it's we've been trying to figure out where we want to go to, like, get away from the kids for the first time Just do like a parent's vacation and we're trying to figure out where to go, so if anyone has any suggestions, I want to go somewhere safe, maybe not Tulum. Is Tulum not real safe right now?
Speaker 1:no, it's super safe I thought you had like a scary experience where you were like pulled over. Oh yeah, you said you were gonna tell me about it.
Speaker 2:Oh, for sure. Yeah, there was a girl that was in the back seat that we were traveling with, and she is a spitfire. You would love her tiny american or.
Speaker 2:American. She was in the back seat, she was sitting on one of the guys' laps because the car that we were driving only fit five, and so then we were total at six in the car. The cop pulled us over. He threatened to tow the car. Luckily somebody that was in the car spoke Spanish from Mexico that we were with and tried to get out of it. But a lot of times it's like you really just have to pay off the cop like money.
Speaker 1:Wait, so did you guys give the cop money?
Speaker 2:I think it was like around $500. Oh my gosh, and I'm not talking about pesos yeah, it was like $500 just to like get out of it, because otherwise it was like they were going to have to tow the car and then like we were going to have to get a truck to like get like a cab.
Speaker 1:So instead of like having like a court date or like, a fine, you just pay them on the spot. Yeah, Now do you think the cops pocket this money or do you think it goes to the station?
Speaker 2:I just feel like it might be a combination. Yeah, I think it's like one of those things that, like they're probably out on the prowl, they know that it's a busy season, you know the winter months, everybody's traveling down there and it feels like it just doesn't feel like they were really gonna be. But in the same respect, like I get it, we were in the wrong. We had an extra person in the car, windows down.
Speaker 1:Sometimes, when you're on vacation or in another country, it feels like the rules don't apply.
Speaker 2:Yeah, they don't exist. And, like you, just do stuff. Whatever the fuck you want, I mean.
Speaker 1:I don't know if I would do that like here in.
Speaker 2:America.
Speaker 1:Because I, like I, know that that's not legal. Exactly but in Mexico, I'd be like ah, it's probably fine.
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, you're partying, you're having fun, it's warm weather, everybody's excited that they're out of the cold, they're just like so, like, just whatever. And then you fucking get like a reminder because two people that we went out with after New Year's had to use the restroom. I and me and you know something about this, about public urinations. We sure do, yeah, and so we learned the hard way years ago. But I think it was a blessing in disguise, because now, moving forward in my 30s, I would never leak, take a freak Like. I would never take a leak in public. I would never like. You know, go, it's just, I'd rather pee my pants at this point right, totally the mom.
Speaker 1:Now, like I know I have kids of my own, but like if I'm out with a group of friends, like yeah, if we're partying or something, I am the mom oh, I'm sure I'm like I know, hey, I've been there.
Speaker 2:I've done that.
Speaker 1:It doesn't work out well, don't do that, honey.
Speaker 2:No, I mean, and I think that the thing that's really crazy was he actually two of the guys that we were with got public urinations?
Speaker 1:and it was $1,000 each.
Speaker 2:Oh my God, so $2,000.
Speaker 1:Well, that's just nuts. Okay, listen. So Valentine's Day it's around the corner.
Speaker 2:Yeah, right it is. And.
Speaker 1:I am, People do not annihilate my husband. But I don't know, the last five years he didn't really get me much for Valentine's Day, Maybe like a bouquet of flowers, and that's just not acceptable. So I told him. I said listen. I better be getting a little more this year. And I'm like I don't want to have to remind you, yeah yeah, yeah, no, no, no no. So he said that he got me something this year.
Speaker 2:What did?
Speaker 1:he get you, he won't tell me.
Speaker 2:I know it's not 14th yet, so you got some time he said it was expensive.
Speaker 1:I'm like it. Better not be cheap, You're just throwing it at him. I will keep you guys updated. It better be something good, I know Well you've been a good wife this past year.
Speaker 2:You know you moved, you picked up and you moved to another city. You're taking care of his kids Very good care. You're a protective mama bear. Exactly, and you know, I think you also like make go above and beyond to you know. Make sure that he's doing well and safe and has his meal packed for whenever he takes off to work hey, I do a good job.
Speaker 1:Now, what are your plans? Are you? We haven't talked about this like, do you? Are you talking to anybody?
Speaker 2:well, you know, I was like trying to not talk about this to you, because once I open it up to my bestie, I start to like it becomes a real thing it starts to have you been hiding something from me yeah what? Oh my gosh you're talking to somebody I don't well, you know what I mean. Like I don't know what you want to call it like. Is that what you call it? Talking to somebody?
Speaker 1:okay, wait. Are you fucking somebody? Is that what you mean?
Speaker 2:No.
Speaker 1:You're talking to somebody? Yeah, are you officially dating somebody?
Speaker 2:No, I mean, let's be real here. There's no way, not yet.
Speaker 1:Will you be spending time with them on Valentine's Day?
Speaker 2:Well, that's funny you bring that up. It was brought to my attention today that they were going to try to make some plans and come into town.
Speaker 1:Wait, they're not in town.
Speaker 2:You might give me too much information. You're going to find them online or you're going to find them in my phone?
Speaker 1:Okay, so they are not in town. You're doing a long distance.
Speaker 2:Listen, that's probably okay. So maybe that's why I've been like reflecting on it and saying I don't want to bring this. I'd love for you to come on like double dates and stuff we love doing double dates right. Yes.
Speaker 1:And you are always third wheeling it.
Speaker 2:Or fifth wheeling it, or fifth wheeling it sometimes.
Speaker 1:And like I love it, but it's like I want it to be fun if you brought somebody.
Speaker 2:I know Because like you never do.
Speaker 1:It makes you more comfortable too, because then you could be like macking on your husband, right?
Speaker 2:we don't have to worry about leaving you out, right?
Speaker 1:yes, yes, and then it's like you did say you wanted to be two years single and you've been single now for about a year, a little over a year, yeah, like december 20 so you need another. So I'm actually shocked I'm I know so they're coming here.
Speaker 2:I mean, I just had this little inclination that maybe that's a good call, but I don't want to make it a thing. I'm not like trying to make this like serious if it's not in the same city and like also, like you know, there is some magic. Let's just say that, okay, there's some magical sparks. You know how do you know this person.
Speaker 2:Anytime that I've been working or traveling, they have made an effort or we've coordinated, or you know me like if I have a job, I'm willing to like stay an extra two days like, or maybe I have just been like able to kind of make the time for them and they've made the time for me. So like it feels kind of like the bachelor or bachelorette like when you go away and you're like oh, this fantasy of like there's romance and like there's hand-holding and there's amazing kissing, but then, like you're in another city, you're not living the day-to-day with this person, so it's kind of just like.
Speaker 1:Now are they sober as well.
Speaker 2:They're trying to be more mindful. I think they look at me as like hey, I'm a good example. They look at me as like I want to be more like you, but I never want to tell somebody they have to do something because I'm doing it.
Speaker 1:What is your preference for a partner?
Speaker 2:I do think it's probably hard to date somebody that's sober like what about for you, though?
Speaker 1:I?
Speaker 2:don't know, like so for me, like I don't know if I'd want to have somebody that's exactly like me, but I do think it's important for them to not be like what I had been with in the past.
Speaker 1:I mean Right, Like it can't be happening all the time.
Speaker 2:Every day. It can't be, benji, that gets old. Yeah, that gets old pretty fast, and then I am a person like I. When I was in these relationships, I was behaving the way that they were and I was loving it, because that's just like a fucking like. It's just a messy cycle that you get in.
Speaker 1:Okay, this isn't healthy like no, what is? This relationship, even founded on all about just having drinks together or is there more to it, Like why do we need to do this all the time?
Speaker 2:Yeah, and I think this is the first time I've ever like really soberly dated or soberly like it is. Yeah, in like a thing.
Speaker 1:I can testify for that.
Speaker 2:This is definitely your first time I was, I sent you a meme yesterday and it was like those two girls.
Speaker 1:No, the one that's like your face when you've made me a drink and it's 2% juice and 98% liquor.
Speaker 2:I was so bad. That was so you in college. I know, I know what the fuck.
Speaker 1:You made the strongest drinks. It was crazy. Anyways, do we want to? Just so we have like three text messages that we got.
Speaker 2:Do you want me to read them? I want you to read them. Okay, so these, we got them from the sign that we have in Bloomfield, the kiosk that says Mocktails are messy. Text us your messy stories.
Speaker 1:Do you know the number off the top of your head?
Speaker 2:It is 424-666-7794. Text us your messy stories.
Speaker 1:We've gotten a couple right now.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so we, we have a really long one. We don't have time for that one today, yeah, but we are going to do that. Um, and some.
Speaker 1:The next time it's just ryan and I, it is um, yeah, I'm ready. So here is the three that we got that I thought were really good. They're short, okay. So one time at college, at a college interview when I was 17 years old, I shit my pants mid-sentence and continued with the interview. He asked if we should take a break. I declined and he liberally applied air freshener within the office space. I then proceeded to complete the interview for the next 20 minutes, even though the odor situation rapidly worsened within time.
Speaker 2:Oh, fuck, that is messy. I forgot that there were like college interviews. I never did any of those, did you no?
Speaker 1:okay, I did it. Yeah, maybe that was like a prestigious oh wait, college fair interviews for jobs interview.
Speaker 2:They were 17 yeah, I think that's like a new thing, maybe maybe trying to get in the iv League.
Speaker 1:So that's pretty good. That's a good one. Okay, here's a messy story. Last Christmas, I went to my husband's family's home. My brother-in-law asked me for a virgin cocktail he's 12 years sober but I gave him a non-virgin one instead. Needless to say, christmas came early for me that year. I always hated his family so I guess they got a divorce uh she got really messy.
Speaker 2:She was a bit vindictive, I think she intentionally got him drunk yeah, that's that's.
Speaker 1:That's funny if you don't like, if she didn't like him, but it's not funny because like yeah, you don't want somebody to relapse if they're trying to be sober. I'm, I'm, I'm like on the fence about that one.
Speaker 2:I don't know. I mean, it's funny.
Speaker 1:It's funny, but I wouldn't. I wouldn't do that to someone, Okay. Last one One time I was meeting, admit it was broken and hobbled to sushi. The next morning Two days later I was in an emergency surgery as my toes weren't receiving any blood flow. Her and I are now engaged and her family supports our relationship surprisingly.
Speaker 2:That's cute, oh my god, I don't know if I would be able to do that.
Speaker 1:I know.
Speaker 2:Broken in like I'm going to have to go fucking straight to the ER.
Speaker 1:I know Well, that's all the time we have for today, folks. It was nice chatting with you, Ryan.
Speaker 2:Yes, thank you for opening me up.
Speaker 1:Thank you for listening to. Mocktails Are Messy. This is Kelly Musgorski and Ryan Frankowski. Toodles.
Speaker 2:Toodles, ciao, ciao.
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