Christmas Miracle and (My) Subsequent Folly

The orchid that I have been nursing along (for ever) in hopes of a new bloom, mysteriously sprouted a new spike over the holidays!  I cut off the original after the flowers died, not realizing that it should only be trimmed down, not cut off completely.  I must have had it for over a year now, but couldn't bring myself to throw it away, because the leaves and roots still looked fairly healthy.  Well, over the holidays I completely neglected it and I don't think it had been watered for about 3 weeks.  The other day I watered it (and all my sad, dried out plants) and lo and behold, it has a baby leaf and new spike!  I went to move it because it was squishing itself into the window and I broke the tip!  Well, hopefully I didn't do irreparable damage and it will think it was "trimmed" and continue to grow from there.  Can't wait to see what color flowers bloom, someday!