Well it happened, I am officially part of the 3-o club!!! I really have taken it well though! I kept thinking it would be a big deal, but as I see all my friends turn 30 also, it doesn’t seem that bad because we are all doing it together! I think the scarier part is I am 30 with a 15, 14, and 4 month old!!!! YIKES! I am so blessed though and have accomplished many things in the last 30 years. I thought I would pick 30 of my most memorable moments from June 22, 1980 until today. (In no particular order!!!)
1. June 22, 1980 – Although I don’t remember I am glad that I was brought into this world to be able to experience these next 29 things.
2. Grapevine High School with all my favorite girls! I am so blessed to have met some great people in my life and made memories that I will NEVER forget! Thanks Alison, Carrie, Kirsten and Jennifer! Pool parties, Hard Rock Cafe, South Padre Island, belly button piercing, Sonic, Esparza’s, softball, the list could go on and on!!!!
3. Zeta Tau Alpha – made some life-long friends and great memories! Kelli and Katie thanks for the many years of friendship! River raft race, mixers, the Quad, 6th street, Voo-Doo room, Mexico, the ZTA house, the outlet mall……
4. Spain- Studying abroad for 6 weeks was amazing! I can not wait to go back to Europe with my family.
4. Graduating college – University of North Texas. This is where I met one of my best friends – Ashley! You are like the sister I never had!
5. Cancun, Mexico – Senior year and college trip!
6. Moving next door to The Jaggears – I was in the 6th grade!
7. Summers in upstate New York with my family and always spending a day in the city. Of course I always looked forward to what we were going to eat on our trip! My Mom took my brother and I every single year.
8. Summer with my Grandma and Grandpa Ferreri. I was spoiled BEYOND belief. We would go to Bingo, shopping, bowling, play cards, golfing and swimming in the senior citizen pool. My Mom would take me every year and then I would stay and extra 3-4 weeks, and hang out. Even though neither one of them are here with me today I carry them both in my hearts every single day!
9. Patches. The only animal I have ever really had. She was not only my pet but truly a part o our family. Patches lived to be 19 years old.
10. Growing up with my cousin Jeffrey and Jodi! We have had the best times together and now hope to pass that on to our children.
11. Douglas – although brothers are supposed to be annoying – and mine was the past few years he became a Dad and I became and Aunt! I have enjoyed watching him grow as a person and a father.
12. Dating Jake – I had so much fun staying up until 6 am chatting and dreaming of what our lives would be like if we were married.
13. April 25, 2006 – Getting engaged. Jake had the most amazing proposal planned for me which led me to the place we first met – outside our parents houses. I love you Jacob and am so glad you asked me to marry you!!!
14. November 10, 2006 of course our wedding! This is the day that I married my best friend and became a mother of 2!!! We were no longer a Group! Marrying the boy-next-door!
15. IVF – I will never forget how scared I was of the needles but reminded myself that it was all going to be worth it!
16. TRIPLETS – finding out I was going to be a mother of not ust twins – but triplets!
17. Bed rest for 6 weeks at Baylor Hospital – It was the hardest of times, but yet I made memories there that will never be forgotten. I made a whole addition to my family and LOVE each and every nurse and doctor that took care of me. They treated me like I was a family member, not just a patient. I had many tears and many laughs within the 43 days I laid in bed.
18. October 15, 2008 My first born son was called home. Angel A. Jaggears. I loved him before he was ever born and have not stopped loving him or thinking about him.
19. November 7, 2008 – My 2nd and 3rd son were born and called home. Angel B. and Angel C. Jaggears. I have the greatest pictures with them and am so blessed that we had a little bit of time to spend with them.
20. July 7, 2009 – Found out that during my 2nd attempt to IVF I was already PREGNANT!!!!
21. March 4, 2010 – Pierce Edward Jaggears entered this world and stole my heart. I am so blessed to be a Mommy of 2 teenagers, 3 Angels, and 1 Miracle child. He has already changed my life and I am so blessed.
22. Moving to Keller and meeting life long friends. The Murray’s are not just our neihbors or our friends .. they are our family.
23. Florida – MANY memories here… Girls Trips, family vacations, Disney and Universal Studios.
24. March of Dimes – walking every year as Team Angel Jaggears and honoring our 3 Angels.
25. Becoming a step-mom to 2 wonderful boys at the age of 23! I loved getting to by them clothes, plan birthday parties, go to soccer games and cheer them on, taking care of them when they were sick, helping out with school projects, taking them to the Boo – at- the – zoo, Fellowship Church. Even thought I still am a mother to these boys and do all of the above and then some, I loved the first few years of watching them grow up and I am able to be apart of their everyday lives..
26. Mexico – Jake and I went to celebrate our birthdays when we where dating and then took the kids for a family vacation.
27. Hawaii – Honeymoon! The BEST vacation of y life! I wish all my vacations could be like this one!
28. My 21st Birthday in NYC with a Limo everyday!!!
29. GOing to hte donut shop with my Dad when I was 5 years old before I went to daycare!
30. My 30th birthday to reflect on the past 30 years and realize how blessed I truly am. I have a wonderful husband, a loving family and 3 sons to love on each and every day. We are all healthy and have a roof over our heads. I am looking forward to seeign what the next 30 will bring our family.
Here are some pics from my 3oth birthday party. We had it at Chill in Grapevine and it was perfect. It was a great night to spend with old friends, new friends and family. I am a lucky girl and I am blessed to have it all! Thank you Ashley for making my party so perfect, and Thank you Jacob for being the wonderful husband you are. I look forward to the next 30 years!!!


Love that sweet boy!!






2 of my closest friends for almost 15 years. I have so many great memories with these girls and now I can add this to the list..

My best friend and party planner….

I had to have 1 shot to ring in my 30’s…

My birthday present.. Love my Louis!!!!

Love you babe! Glad I have you to share all these wonderful memories with!

by erica
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