Now THIS is how you get picked up from the airport! (some fun with our roomie, Nic Engel)

Posted By Hup | September 11, 2009

nicWe haven’t talked a lot about the phenomenon that is our roommate, Nic Engel, but I’m starting to think that we should add a new section on this blog just for all of the amazingly wacky things that he does on a day-to-day basis. He’s by far one of the most randomly creative people that I have ever met and he never fails to surprise me with the awesome ideas that he comes up with.

For instance, Nic was coming to pick Stephanie and I up at the San Francisco Airport (SFO) a couple days ago and after we had grabbed our luggage and texted him that we were ready to roll out, he said that he’s be there in 3 minutes to grab us. It had been a long couple of weeks of traveling, a wedding, a honeymoon and lots of flight time, so needless to sat Stephanie and I were both ready to get back to the SOMA Shack (our condo) for some much needed rest. All we were expecting from Nic was a normal, everyday airport pick-up, but of course he had to go and take something that’s so simple and ‘normal’ and kick it up a notch to a level that he was a little more, ummm…comfortable with.

You see, to us we were just getting picked up from the airport after being gone for 2 weeks. But, to Nic we were getting picked up after being gone FOR 2 WEEKS and we were also COMING BACK TO AMERICA AFTER BEING OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR MANY, MANY DAYS!!! I use capitals because that’s really the only way that I can do this airport pick-up justice.

When Nic pulled up in Gloria (that’s what we call our black Pontiac G6) with the windows rolled down while blasting a CD of an African children’s choir that Stephanie and I had got from church, it didn’t really surprise me…but, it did surprise me when he started screaming “WELCOME TO AMERICA!!” while jumping out of the car and looking like a crazy Mexican Mayan Indian warrior  that was wearing a lei and holding two juggling pins. Oh, he was also wearing a red, white and blue “Happy 4th of July!” crown that Stephanie made in her preschool class, which I thought was a nice touch. :)

As the other people who were innocently standing on the curb waiting to get picked up watched in shock/horror, Nic threw the lei around Stephanie’s neck and slapped the 4th of July crown on my head. Then while screaming “WELCOME TO AMERICA — THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY!!” he grabbed our luggage and threw it into the back seat. The tribal markings that he had drawn all over his face and body with green, black and brown markers were also looking fabulous and they definitely added a lot to the overall entertainment value of the airport pick-up and it was good to see that Nic didn’t slack on any of the details (he never does).

I’m a little sad that I didn’t get video of this whole thing, but I did get a good picture of what he looked like, which is probably good enough to give you an idea of what I’m talking about. Check it out below and enjoy all that is Nic Engel. Oh, and don’t worry, there’s a lot more where this came from.

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Filed Under SOMA Shack, great friends, roomie Nic, san francisco, travel

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    6 Talkies! to “Now THIS is how you get picked up from the airport! (some fun with our roomie, Nic Engel)”

    1. This Girl on September 11th, 2009 12:18 pm

      That’s so funny. I was just cracking up while reading this post.

    2. bart on September 11th, 2009 12:39 pm

      sweet…..but why am I afraid to come visit?

    3. Stephanie on September 11th, 2009 1:34 pm

      Don’t worry, he’s had his shots.

    4. mollypants. on September 12th, 2009 9:21 pm

      hmm. he must not have been updated on his shots when i took a tour of the shack. hence his absence from the quickie visit. maybe i should get tested for MMIW (Mexican Mayan Indian Warrior disease).

    5. Magen on September 13th, 2009 3:12 pm

      What a loving roommate! If that’s not touching, I don’t know what is :)

    6. Could Frank be the next spokesman for Sam Adams beer? Todd Bellomy says no thanks. : Hup and Steph on September 13th, 2009 5:52 pm

      [...] it was at least worth a shot and I guess that I should give a huge thanks to my always entertaining roommate Nic for emailing it over to Sam Adams without me or Stephanie even knowing about it. Good looking out, [...]

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