Myself and my boyfriend Kyle arrived in New York on August 30th, 2008 at around 1.30pm. We had a day of just adjusting to our surroundings and loving the sunshine and hot weather!!! :)
Later on in the evening, we got some dinner at a Blue's Grill Bar in Times Square (across the street from Madame Tussaud's) and after we were done, we thought we'd check out the Empire State Building and admire the view. We saw some guys taking people on bike rides, so we jumped in one and he took us all the way there! We started racing another guy on a bike cart and we won! haha!
When we got to the ESB, we had to stand in a very long queue to get our tickets but we had a NY Pass so we got in free, BUT Kyle wanted to go all the way up to the 102nd floor instead of just the 86th observation deck, even though I protested cos my back was killing me. In the end Kyle won, so he paid the extra $15 to go up to the top.
When we got to the top, it was quiet... hardly anyone else was up there, except one of the men who worked there. We took a look at view, which was rather breath taking in the dark... all the hundreds of thousands of lights glowing around the city. I saw a building which I recognised as the Chrysler Building, but when I asked Kyle if it was definitely it, he didn't answer me. When I looked at his reflection in the window, I saw him fiddling with something in his hands. I turned round and here he is, with the box open and an engagement ring twinkling!!! He got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Annnnnd... of course I said yes! Best day of my life! I could hardly speak (and I was slightly embarrassed). I could see the look on Kyle's face and I could tell his heart was racing. Bless him.
Anyway, suffice to say, we got back to our hotel later on and texted our parents (even though it was 3.30am back home in the UK!) But we called them in the morning to tell them the exact story I've written here!