Episode 29 - Margarita Sippy Cup

We're sure we're not alone in reaching a new level of pandemic distress this week. It's a rough time as we try to cope with surging cases and deaths in the US and here at home in Kentucky. So we thought we'd take a week to talk about new pandemic experiences that AREN'T making us weep. For exercise, Katie's been paddle boarding at our local reservoir. Her sunburn may have made her cry, but time out on the water with her friends has given her joy. Now that she's invested in new swim pants, the sunburn and the tears should be a thing of the past. Plus, the local business where she rents her paddle board, Get Out KY, is just minutes away from the best soft serve ice cream in Central KY. Other local restaurants are bringing us happiness, too. Becca introduces us to the Side Porch Bakery in Waco, the coziest spot for cannoli. And the COVID times have even brought us takeout margaritas, except Jenny is embarrassed about the names of her husband's favorite beers when she visits the drive through liquor store. Finally, before we collapse in a food and exercise-coma, Kelly finds that digging into her family's genealogy keeps her mind from spiraling into quarantine worries as she creates the gift of history for her sons.  Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly