I left my office yesterday afternoon and went straight to the airport to catch my flight to Victoria. I was on a mission. I was going to a conference and could hardly wait to get there. Everything went smoothly. My WestJet flight had satellite TV and I watched TSN most of the way to Calgary. I got my car rental and headed north to Red Deer. I hadn't eaten since breakfast so I decided to get something to eat and then go to the evening meeting. I had a fantastic dinner, watched a bit of the Blue Jays game and then decided I should get going.
When I found Word of Life Church, I thought it was kind of strange that the parking lot wasn't very full, but then again, I'd never been there before so I wasn't sure what to expect. When I got inside, it seemed pretty quiet for a conference and the people who were in the foyer were just kind of standing around. I actually met a guy that I've known for a few years. When I asked him when the conference was starting (because I thought maybe I was early...) he told me it started... are you ready for this... NEXT week.
I kind of hoped that 'Prank Patrol' or one of those other TV shows was doing this to me as a practical joke, but no... this was all my doing. What do you do when you show up a week early to a conference?
I didn't know yesterday, but I do today. You turn around and find a hotel close to the airport.
My next step was to call Barb and tell her. She laughed, her sister laughed and all of my kids laughed. Are you laughing too?
5 comments:
Chuckling.
Okay the time has come for you to get some help. Okay not the check up from the neck up kind of help but an assistant. Not only were you a week early for your conference but I wasn’t aware you moved your office out of Victoria! LOL
No worries eating elephants causes these kinds of problems, but one bite at a time and you will succeed.
Blessings
You moved your office out of Victoria?
Nope - I'm crying with you! I did this for my college orientation meeting (Camosun) and the sad thing is that I dragged a friend along with me that was attending the same program! All excited for this first big 'post-high-school' event and... walked into a big old dark auditorium! Then and only then, did I double check the dates! Yep - one week to the minute EARLY! Thankfully there wasn't a plane ride involved though... that could add up quickly! I'm guessing Victoria was a typo?
Sorry, my office remains in Victoria. I didn't move, I was just having a brain freeze...
I'm off to Red Deer tomorrow to try again. This time with a chaperone to make sure I get to the right place at the right time...
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