Well, since I've been cataloging my orchids I guess it was only a matter of time before I went back to the awesome store that started me on a search for orchids in the first place. Jay and I went to a few local stores, and saw a whole bunch of Phalaenopsis orchids, the moth/butterfly guys you can find everywhere. I did see an unusual cream one that I'm going to go back to get tonight if it's still there.
We drove out all the way to far store which of course always tends to have unusual ones (of course it's a law, the farther away from you and the more hassle to drive there the best things they'll have), and boy did I find the motherlode. I couldn't choose, so Jay did for me, and we eventually decided on four. All four have no flowers, they're actually just babies, but I can tell you the names and show pictures of what they should someday look like. The first one I found I almost squealed in joy. This is the orchid I have been dreaming of. It is a scented one, and not only is the flower pretty, it smells of CHOCOLATE!!!
Oncidium Sharry Baby (East Sea):
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the next is Epicattleya Hsinying orange (Ching Hua)
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the third is also scented, but I haven't found out what it smells like yet,
Epicattleya Serena O'neill:
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and one that I can't find online
Cattleya Ethel's Paradise Delight. If the pic on the tag is correct which is a 50/50 for bagged babies I've found it should be deep fushcia pink in the center three petals, with the back petals being light lavendar with tiny fuschia speckles. It's described on the the tag as "Lavander Splash and Two tone cattleya" so we'll see. The piccy on the tag of the Hsinying orange looks COMPLETELY different, so I go with the nametag in the pot.


Oh and on a completely different note, Jay and I went to talk to a priest of his church and found out we're getting married on Nov. 14th. If everything goes as planned that is. If anyone is Catholic and planning on getting married in a church like we are, keep in mind you have to fill out this utter STUPID test just like when we were in high school. Except instead of calculating the time between train A and B, and filling out those rotton little circles with a number 2 pencil, you have to say whether or not you think your partner acts stupid on drugs... or that you're uncomfortable with how often he hangs out with his buddies, or spends his money, or treats you meanly. Obviously, I feel that if you have to answer agreed to any of those you shouldn't get married period....and those aren't even the really daft ones either. I had to fill out a special section just because I don't go to church often enough. A section named something along the lines of for people marrying a non catholic/ non catholic marrying a catholic I really resent that. Just because I don't go to church doesn't mean I don't believe in god, it just means I don't like wasting my time in a stuffy church, with a sometimes equally stuffy man preaching to me how I should interpret things. To me, god's church is all around us, in the air we breathe, and the bird song we hear and echoed in the smiles of our friends and family.

Honestly I don't even care about the whole married in a church thing, or even marriage period, I just want it all to be over with. It's not that I don't want to be married, hell no, I love Jay and can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him... it's just all the junk you have to do for a wedding. Pick out colors, test out cakes, write out a guest list, send out wedding invites, I'd rather get bit by my cat.
I would just go out today, get a liscense and do a justice of the peace thinger no problem. But Jay put his foot down, if it's not in a church, then it isn't real. Standing up in a big white dress in makeup I'd never choose to wear with my hair up in something completely too fancy and impractical in front of a bunch of people that either put up with me because I have no where else to go or hate me does not really tickle my fancy, especially since I could be outside walking Natasha or reading a book, just anything but a wedding. Plus all that kneeling and standing really doesn't make my knees like me much. I don't even like thinking about getting married, I'm beginning to dread my aunt or other family members asking me prying questions.
No, I do not know when I will have my dress fitted, or cleaned because I got it from a cousin who spilled wine on it. Nor do I care that it's been "used" (do you really think a non girly girl like me wants to go to an actual store that houses tons upon tons of wedding dresses and frequented by all the girls I'm not like?) Hello, have you checked out pricetags on the dang things lately... I could have a dozen beloved expensive orchids for the price of one dress I'll wear once. (And I'll hate every second of wearing it too)
No, I do not know who will be in my stupid party. (the priest asked us that)
No, I do not even know who will be invited. If you're asking it prolly won't be you.
No, I don't know where we'll be eating.
Dad, if you ask me one more time how much it is a head at any particular wedding hall I will so knock your head off.
Do I know what kinds of flowers I'll have in my bouquet? No I don't have a frigging clue, what's the hell is in season in stupid Nov. anyhow?
I wanted a spring wedding, but God knows that got flung out the window.
And so on and so forth... If you can't tell I'm just a little stressed at the whole process. All I want is a simple 2 second flat I do at the alter thats all. Then we can go home to our brand new house and do what married people do.
We never had an engagement party because no one knew, cared, or likes me enough. We never put an article in the paper announcing our happy day. We won't have a bridal party for the same reasons, and I doubt if I'm unlucky enough to get prego that we'll have a baby party either. Notice a trend here? We've done everything completely backwards.

Anyone want to come over and plan my wedding for me? I'd be eternally grateful. Maybe we can make a deal in jewelry or something. I just want no part of it. I've been told "But ALL little girls planned thier weddings out", not this one lady, I was playing with my dinosaurs and toads and watching Jurrasic park till I memmorized all thier parts, including the dinosaurs. Marriage was never in the cards.
So if you have a question reguarding anything wedding related, I don't care, ask Jay, it was his great idea to do all this junk in the first place.