How truly sweet it is to have been loved by you. My beloved Dad - you have been gone six years now. Taken from us in those early days of covid. The last thing you said to us from that hospital room we couldn’t be in was: “Thank you for this trip.” You loved a vacation surrounded by the family that adored you and I hope that is where you were in your mind - on one of the many amazing trips you took us on. This photo is from one of our favorite spots. But also, I think you lived a life that was an adventure filled with love, laughter, and your family. Your trips around the sun were truly something to be grateful for and you were. You were and always will be the guiding light of my life. Showing by example how to live fully and with gusto. I know I will never stop appreciating that I had the privilege to be your daughter and will try to honor that by laughing and living big and loud. And, of course, taking really great vacations with the people I love. We love you, Dad.
This one is worthy of the grid. Watch the trailer for my new show Every Year After. June 10th on @primevideo Based on @carleyfortune ’s best selling book Every Summer After. I couldn’t be more proud!
You are 16! You are kind. You are caring. You are thoughtful. You are passionate. You are determined. You are smart. You are resilient. You are remarkable. You are the greatest thing to ever happen to me and @jayreilly . Happy birthday bunny. 🥕🐰We love you.
If the number of nicknames tells you how much this pup was loved it was deeply and with just a touch of obsession - Moseph, Mojito, MoMo, Moses, Weaselbutt, Maceo the Face-io, Buzzboy, Mozambique. Hopefully you are getting the picture we loved our Maceo deeply and forever. And we can’t believe he’s gone. He was the best of boys and we were so blessed to share this life with him. This one is gonna hurt for awhile.
These photos say it all. Joy. Pride. Hard work. Friendship. Great coaching. Great teammates. So proud of @chgirlsvolleyball and their @cifss championship. And so psyched for @ell.b.reilly and an epic season. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork Photo credit: @tracyshootssports Video credit: @greerscg
This has been a tough time for those of us who love Don Reilly. He was not just my father in law. He was Ellis’ Granddad. He was my beloved’s father. He was a sharp dresser. He was a music lover who adored Steely Dan and the Eagles. He was the most loving and indulgent dog granddad ever. He would hold Maceo’s ears so he could slurp up the leftovers and not get messy. He was dutiful - to his family, to his friends, to his country. When I went into labor he spent the night at the hospital waiting to meet his granddaughter. It is one of my favorite memories of him - his quiet, unobtrusive but always loyal presence. We feel so lucky we got these last few years to be close to him. To share the dinner table, hockey games, walks in the neighborhood, time at the beach with him. The last few months were not easy and it gives me comfort to know he is finally at peace. But boy will we miss him. I imagine right now he is sitting outside by a pool basking in the sun with Oscar on his lap listening to Tequila Sunrise. And that makes me smile. We love you, Don.
Happy birthday our beautiful (inside and out) girl! What a year you have had filled with family, friendship, volley ball, surfing, puppies, scuba diving, adventures, travel, and so many laughs. We are so proud of the woman you are becoming and can’t wait to see what’s in store for you this next year. You are worth celebrating every single day!!We love you so much!!
To the man who is the center of our universe! Even though he is to the left in this photo. 🤣You are handsome, hilarious and handy all things I appreciate deeply. But what I love most of all is how thoughtful, insanely intelligent, adventure seeking, and curious you are. This journey with you is all I could ask for. Thank god you were born! Happy birthday @jayreilly !
It’s been four years. Grief is a winding and tricky road. Most days I’m just grateful for our time together but sometimes a wave of sadness takes over. I try not to be too hard on myself when I give into the tears. I was always the weepy one in our family and I’m okay with that. We miss you everyday but you were and always will be our guiding light. You taught us loyalty, love, hard work pays off, family first and an awesome vacation is always worth taking. We love you, Dad.
