Maybe I wasn't so smart on Thursday

Ok - I was going to keep this to myself, but now I have to tell. It only adds to the Harvard posting from earlier.
I went to have dinner with a couple the other night, in Harvard Square. No problem in getting there I said. I was just there earlier this week. I forgot the fact that I was there on a federal holiday and there was little traffic. Oh and let's not forget that it was DAY time.
IF there was no traffic at all, I could have gotten there in 15-20 minutes. I left church at 5:10 and got to the restaurant at 6:30!! Let me tell you that we were supposed to meet at 6:00.
It was dark. It was rush hour and it was crazy. I have included a map of the area I was in. Maybe that will help my case. First, I got lost while driving the car. I missed the original turn and that just got me all around messed up.
THEN, once I finally parked the car (four blocks away) I got lost getting to the place. What I saw on the map and what was in front of me were not the same things!! I swear. They looked completely different.
Anyway, I was frazzled and mad that I was late and putting the couple out. I finally saw the gentleman standing at the door of the restaurant and his wife came out right behind them. She hugged me and I just kept apologizing for the adventurous evening.
They were very understanding and were just happy I was ok.
Anyway, we had a GREAT Indian dinner and conversation. It was time to go and I was much more calm. For those of you that know, I can't stand to be lost and be late when I know someone else is waiting on me. But they were gracious.
He walked me back to my car and showed me the correct way out of the square. HOWEVER, can I just tell you to top off the evening, there was a lovely little parking ticket on my car? I looked and looked and even came back the next day to see where it said "restricted parking". I could not find anything.
Oh well. I thought you all would get a kick out of this. Maybe I was not the smart person on Harvard campus.