Empire State Date

Last Saturday night Philip surprised me with a mystery date. He scheduled a baby-sitter, pulled out the EZ Pass, and even packed a messenger bag with goodies. We left home after dark but I had no idea where we were headed. After driving through the Midtown Tunnel, he pulled onto 34th Street and parked the car between two barracades and the sidewalk. I was like, "Isn't this illegal?" but he had previously set it up. We got out of the car and went into a new luxury high rise where Philip had already alerted the security guard. Then we entered the building and took the elevator to the penthouse level. We got out on the top floor, climbed some stairs and there we were, on a garden roof deck that overlooked the center of midtown...all alone! We had a romantic dessert picnic under the city lights.