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Family Member Says I Love You in Unique Way - Via Active Rain/Mixpo Video

Here's a 30 second video of my favorite uncle telling me how much he loves me, in his own way, via video. The video also includes my family's reaction to his loving words.

These are the first words I heard from him as I pulled into his driveway after getting lost on my way to his house.

Posted by Aloysius Donohue - Ridgewood Real Estate on 08/24/2008 07:05 PM

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43 Comments on Family Member Says I Love You in Unique Way - Via Active Rain/Mixpo Video

AUG

2008

Hi Aloysius;

Great video and very funny...good luck.

Anthony

Anthony - With a family like mine, I think "good luck" is in order.

Just kidding, wouldn't trade 'em for the world and that includes Uncle Pat.

-Al

Atleast he said it with a smile. Thanks for sharing!

Brooke

Brooke - Yes, at least there's that. My kids didn't seem to mind him tooling on their old man either.

Yes, that is love! I have a aunt who loves me in that same manner, she is hilarious! Have a great day!

Lorinda - Will do. Thanks. I bet my uncle and your aunt would get along great.

OK Al,

Your Uncle Patty is my kind of guy, he does not hold back. Can't you just FEEL THE LOVE :-)

Barbara - Yes, I can. He is great guy and that really is his way way of saying, well, maybe not I love you but more like "I'm glad you made it, good to see you".

My whole family if very sarcastic.

What a hoot - I am sure that if Uncle Paddy were ever upset with you, you'd know it for sure and wouldn't have to pull it out of him "what he really means".

You have an adorable family!!

Mary - Thanks your note and for the kinds words about my family. Yup, Uncle Patty calls 'em like he sees 'em - that is for sure.

Seems cool enough to me, AloRick. Uncle Patty is a keeper.

Misty - Yes, he is. I'll let him know you think so.

-Rick

LOL! :)

I think they are all scared of him! Thanks for sharing! LOL

AUG

2008

Did you say Uncle Fatty? I'm still laughing here.... :-)))

Al,

If your family doesn't love you who will....lol. Thanks for sharing. That was Hi-larious. I think we all have an uncle just like Patty :).

Have a Great Day

Leander

Callie - His bark is worse than his bite. No one is afraid of uncle patty - at least no one in the family. He's an ol' softie.

Brad - I'm telling uncle Patty you said that. If you hear a knock at your door in the middle of the night - don't open it. It might be uncle Patty out for revenge.

-Al

AL - Clearly, Uncle Pat loves you. He's willing to paint arrows on all of the surrounding streets to help you out. That's a lot of work!

Hey AL nice video! I have to start using my flip camera. No interviews like this for me though:)

Al, Your Uncle sounds like a great guy. It's very close to what I would say to my favorite nephew when I see him. LOL.

I like Uncle Patty. He should blog.

Leander - I hope you right and everyone does have someone like Uncle Patty around. He is a great guy and you can never get "too big for your britches" with Uncle Patty around.

-Al

Adam - You are right. Uncle Patty is the kind of guy who would run through a brick wall for you.

Bill - Why not? Let's see a few candid moments from the Gassett files.

AUG

2008

Great job on the video - very creative!

And, thanks again for commenting on my post.

Bob - You would get along great with Uncle Patty. He was a military man as well (not nearly as long as you though).

-Al

Elaine - You are right. Uncle Patty would make a great blogger and he is carpenter so he knows his stuff. Can he guest blog on your site?

-Al

I have a soft spot for carpenters, Al. He's welcome anytime.

AUG

2008

Tracy - Thanks for your note. I can't actually let you call me "creative". All I did was get lost, pull in my Uncles driveway and then point the camera at him and Uncle Patty did the rest.

-Al

I think that's Uncle Patty's way of telling your dumb ass that if you visited more often you wouldn't get lost :)

Lisa - If I were you I might think the same thing. Funny thing is, I visit him all the time.

I am that rare bird:

"The Realtor with absolutely no sense of direction who always gets lost".

I rely on my GPS for everything and have forgotten how to get anywhere without it. No one ever accused me of being the smartest guy in the world.

Al, sorry, but you are not so rare. If I get more than a couple of miles away from home I need a map. I got GPS too but that girl keeps telling me that I'm "off track".

That's funny! I named my GPS Stella. She is a total hag with the constant "make a legal u-turn" instruction.

Lisa - You may be right, but do you use your GPS in your own town, where you live and work? I do. Pretty pathetic.

Misty - You were much nicer to Stella before you quit smoking.

AUG

2008

This is classic! Thanks for sharing this video. Awesome.

Jason- Thanks for your note. You are right. Uncle Patty definitely is a "classic".

-Al

SEP

2008

Hey Al... Your uncle Paddy looks like some of my uncles...talks like em too! I also have an addiction to my GPS "Jeeves" hahahah

Cait - I was about to say you could be related to Uncle Patty given the spelling of your last name but he is on my Mom's side of the family so he is not a Donohue and Donohue may be your married name anyway. So that would have been a dumb comment. Not sure why I am still writing this if I already know it is dumb comment but I am too far down this road to turn back now.

I am glad you have some "Uncle Patty's" in your family. Every family should have a few. He is a great guy. Salt of the earth.

-Al

I wish I had an Uncle Patty in my family!

Well my mother-in-law calls me a dumb-ass but she's not smiling when she says it and it's usually when she's walking away from me.

Does that count?

SEP

2008

Actually, you are correct Donohue is my married name. But, of the Donohues in St Louis I am the one who is related to them ...not my husband. My maiden name is O'Donnell.... and my father was the Pat in my family. I miss that grouchy old curmudgeon!

SEP

2008

Dane,

It is great to have an Uncle Patty.

As much as I want to be positive, I am not sure your mother-in-law counts. "Dumb Ass" when said by the right person, while smiling (like Uncle Patty), is almost a term of endearment. However, when it is said by an in-law, who is walking away at the time and mumbling under her breath....I don't think it is the same thing.

I added the mumbling under the breath part but it just seemed to go with the word picture you were painting.

-Al

SEP

2008

Cait - I have some relatives in Texas but none in MO that I know of. As you probably know, spelling Donohue with two O's is not that common. Maybe we are related somehow. Your Dad sounds a lot like mine - and I miss him too.

-Al

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