That Good Ole Barbeque Friday, Jan 13 2012

The Love family is not your typical American family.  I have moved around my whole life from town to town.  I was originally born in California then my mother, brother, and I moved to Atlanta at the age of two.  That was four years prior to moving to where I was raised, Memphis, Tennessee.  My mother’s side of the family is from Memphis, and my father’s family is from St. Louis, Missouri.  Both Memphis and St. Louis are known for how good their barbeque are, but I am going to tell about a memorable food tradition on my father’s side of the family.  When we moved to Memphis, my brother and I would travel to St. Louis every summer to stay with our father.  The timing to go to St. Louis in the summer was tremendous because the Fourth of July is celebrated in the summer time.  That was just an excuse to have a cookout.  Everyone in the family would come over our house for a good old fashion cookout.  My father was always responsible for cooking and grilling the meat.  I still have not met a person that barbeque tasted better than my fathers.  From the ribs to the turkey legs, everything he would grill was tasteful.  The meat was so tender that the meat would practically fall off the bone.  The ribs were always my favorite.  The ribs made me almost drool from my mouth.  The Love family always knows how to do it big.  When it was night time, we would go to downtown St. Louis to view the fireworks by the river and the infamous Arch.  The thoughts of spending time in St. Louis with my father and brother with all of the barbeque are memories of mine that will never be forgotten and will forever be cherished. 

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XXXXXXXXUUUUUUU!!!!!!! Thursday, Sep 1 2011

My name is Trey James Love, and I am a freshman at Xavier University of Louisiana.  Since I was a young child, I always said I wanted to go toTuskegeeUniversityso I could pursue my career of becoming a Veterinarian.  That all changed when I actually interned with a local animal clinic inMemphis,Tennessee.  It was a good experience, but dealing with animals for the rest of my life was my ideal career.  I know quite a few people, including family members that have attended and/or graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana.  My mother, Antoinette Katoe, met my father, Daryl Love, at Xavier University of Louisiana.  It was not really that I was required or demanded to attend Xavier of Louisiana, but it was kind of expected to do so.  Although my mother graduated from Xavier and my father did not, I steal felt like I wanted to keep the tradition alive.  My brother, Daryl Love, took another route with his college life.  He chose a majority Caucasian based school while I chose a Historically Black Colleges and Universities school.  The summer of my senior year, I attended a program at Xavier University of Louisiana.  The program was SOAR1.  SOAR1 was an amazing experience, and by me attending the program was one of the main reasons why I chose Xavier.  I fell in love with Xavier.  I was not as fortunate as some of my friends as far as money wise, but family wise, I am very fortunate for having a mother that would do anything for me.  We are not that blessed financially, but my mother does whatever she can do make sure I get the best education possible.  I could have gone to a school inTennesseefor almost free, but she knew Xavier University of Louisiana is number one for getting African Americans into Medical school.  Xavier University of Louisiana was my first choice, and I am glad to be a Xavierite!

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