Your 2024 Bordens
The highlight of the year was an impulsive, foolhardy, yet somehow completely necessary trip to Maui at the end of the summer. A nagging, motivating thought as Michelle battled cancer and chemo and surgeries was that she would, at the end of it, swim with sea turtles. Inexplicable, but kinda poetic.
And lo and behold, it happened in Maui. Along with a whole bunch of other great stuff (the boys surfed together, we poached several luaus, Smith drove the tiniest curviest road ever) and less great stuff (Joe ate weird raw fish from a truck and had an anaphylactic reaction). So here’s a video of highlights from that trip, followed by individual accolades and trademark Veale Borden weirdness.
Maui
SMITH (15)
-Competes in forum at Bozeman High School speech & debate
-Works at Montana Ale Works as a host/food runner
-Proves that Americans have too much freedom by legally driving himself places
WALLACE (11)
-Dresses up for every theme day at school
-Performed in 3 plays in the last 12 months
-Decided to teach himself sign language and magic
MICHELLE (undefined age)
-Full-time science teacher & overloaded grad student (carrying a 4.0!)
-Now shares her favorite town with two of her lifelong best friends
-Must bake and jog. Is not happy if not baking and jogging
OUISA (2) & CHUCK (10)
-Still have not caught a deer or squirrel (RIP baby raccoon!)
-Likes: bear poop, barking at doorbell sounds on TV
-Dislikes: when the other dog gets attention
That’s all we’ve got this year. Thanks for being one of our people!
