30 Questions with Reilly!

[Image Description: Car selfie of Reilly (left) and I (right) with mouse filter. The most filters ears are black with bright pink hearts in the middle of each with a tiny black heart-shaped mouse nose and black whiskers. I am wearing black North Face jacket with my seatbelt on and Reilly is wearing a light gray jacket and pink glasses with her seatbelt on. The seatbelts and roof are gray.]




Originally posted on June 13, 2020

In honor of my friend Reilly "Riles" (she/her/hers) being one of the most recent Top Fans on my Facebook page, I decided to do my next inclusion interview with Reilly! You probably recognize Reilly from my posts where we are hanging out at the swim club that we belong to in the summer time, our mall and lunch date trips, and partying at Autism Cares Foundation (ACF) events. Reilly and I first met at our swim club during our childhood many years ago and she is one of my closest best friends. She keeps me sane by listening to all of my crazy stories and we have lots of amazing and funny adventures together. I hope you enjoy reading about Reilly as much as I love her! 😊

1. How old are you?

21 years old

Note: Reilly was 21 at the time of this interview and she is now 22 years old.


2. When is your birthday?

July 20


3. What is your favorite color?

Blue and yellow


4. What is your favorite food?

Pizza


5. What is your favorite dessert?

Chocolate peanut butter ice cream

I love chocolate peanut butter ice cream too! When I go down the shore to Ocean City, New Jersey with my family every summer, chocolate peanut butter ice cream is one of the flavors that I always get from Kohr Bros, but my all-time favorite is vanilla ice cream with rainbow sprinkles🍫🥜🍦🌈


6. What is your favorite restaurant?

Chickie's & Pete's


7. What is your favorite place?

Down the shore in Wildwood, New Jersey


8. What is your favorite sport?

Basketball


9. Who is your favorite athlete?

Stephen Curry and I want to meet him too.


10. What is your favorite TV show?

Girl Meets World

I remember when this show first started that you said that Maya and Riley's friendship reminds you of ours and even though the show is over, that perspective of your's still lives on today.


11. What is your favorite movie?

Descendants


12. Who is your favorite character from Descendants?

Mal

She is my favorite too! 💜


13. What is your favorite song?

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston


14. What is your favorite thing to do?

Watch TV and playing basketball


15. If you could go anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

To see my grandma

Awww! That is such a sweet answer!

Note: This collaboration was made during the red phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.


16. If you could meet any celebrity, who would you want to meet?

Harry Styles


17. What is your favorite memory with me?

Going to the pool together

Our funny adventures are definitely my favorite. All of the weird people that we encounter at the mall😂


18. What is your favorite store?

Claire's

I thought you would say that! I know that you love to go in there when we go shopping together😊


19. What is your favorite holiday?

Christmas

Mine too! 😊🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻🦌🎁


20. What is your favorite animal?

Dog🐶


21. What is your favorite season?

Summer☀️


22. What has been your favorite ACF event?

The dance parties

The dance parties are my favorite too! I cannot wait to go to the in-person dances again once the quarantine is over!


23. What is your job?

I am a clerk.


24. What is your favorite game?

Nintendo Switch


25. What is your favorite emoji?

🐶


26. What is your favorite water ice flavor?

Mint chocolate chip


27. Who is your favorite singer?

Sabrina Carpenter


28. What is your favorite ice cream topping?

Reese's


29. How do you think your friends would describe you?

I am kind.

You are definitely very kind! That is your top best quality and I loved when you said that that is your superpower at ACF's Superhero Summit on Zoom a few weeks ago because it is so true.


30. What have you been doing for fun to keep you busy during the quarantine?

Singing class, working out, and Zoom dance parties



Comment below if you have any of these things in common with Reilly and if you have any other fun questions for her! 😊




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