Mixed-Up

Today I left school a few minutes early so that I could arrive at my big prenatal visit at 3:30. I arrived in the parking lot with plenty of time to spare so I sat in my car and listened to music for a few minutes. Then I decided I should check-in a little early so I headed inside. When I arrived at the registration area, I had to wait behind a few other people. The registration area is for all different specialties in the complex so there were people of all ages. There was one man that was in front of me that apparently got mixed up on his appointment date. He was supposed to see his doctor next Thursday and not today. He had his appointment reminder in his hand that said it, too! I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the guy, but at the same time I was thinking that not only is that very embarrassing but I was glad that had never happened to me. How hard is it to remember an appointment when they print out those appointment reminders for you? The receptionist was really sweet and she called the office to see if they could fit him in today and so everything worked out fine in the end.
I walked up to the receptionist next. I tell her my name, my doctor's name, and the appointment time. She looks in the computer for a second, verifies my address, and then tells me that my appointment was scheduled for tomorrow!!! I felt like an idiot. First, I thought there had to be a mistake on their end. Second, I thought how could I have done this. Third, I thought I cannot take out my calendar to confirm this humiliating fact right now. I simply said, I can come back tomorrow. She was very sweet to me and tried calling my office to see if they could fit me in today, but my doctor wasn't there. I thanked her for her time, hung my head in shame, and walked to the elevator. On my way out to the parking lot, I peeked at my calendar and sure enough, I had written in "Drexel, 3:30" in purple ink in tomorrow's box.
I learned a valuable lesson today. I learned that I am no better than that elderly gentleman at remembering appointment dates (that's my little bit of humble pie for the day), and I should always check my calendar to confirm appointments before I actually go to them. :)