OMG! I'm Just Incredulous!
 

Today was our OS show and sale. AOS & ribbon judging was this morning. I had six plants entered into the amateur in home grower class, and all six won a blue ribbon. Pretty exciting stuff. I couldn't stop grinning. Then I also won the society best amateur display award. Also very exciting. Then as a society friend and I were walking around looking at displays I asked him why there were Post-It Notes stuck to some of the display cards. He said those were the plants that had been nominated by one of the AOS judges to be awarded. So I slink by my section again and I almost pooped my pants....there is a post it note stuck to my big lavendar Phal. They took it to the table, and looked at it for a few minutes, and then took it back. It was not awarded (I would be typing this from the ER if it had), but I never in a million years would have thought ANY plant of mine was good enough to even be considered. :faint::faint: I still can't believe it! :shock:

WHOOOO! thats awesome Terri! :dance: i know you were excited. i'd be flipping out if i was you LOL

Congrats!! That's awesome, and you have every right to be proud of yourself for your hard work. Great growing! :bowing

:cheer: CONGRATS! :cheer:
That's awesome Terri! I'd have been just as excited as you, that's for sure! What and honor. Who knows, an AOS award might be in your near future! :)

Wow! That's good news! Congrats!

Wow, very cool, congrats!!

Terri, that's very exciting. Congratulations! :groupwave:

Hope you had a great time at the show.

Fantastic, Terri! Way to go!!

That's super Terri!! Sounds liek you were living your very own orchid fairy tale. :biggrin: Do you have pics of these ribbon winning babies?

:winner: Terri!!

Terri, that is all FANTASTIC stuff!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

Isn't it a nice warm-fuzzy feeling when you see those ribbons hanging from your plant in the display :love:

The fact that your plant was even considered for an AOS award is something to be very proud of! It shows a job VERY well done...and many times the only reason a plant is looked at and then not actually given an award is that it doesn't exceed certain criteria of a previously awarded example of the same plant. Check the awards section of Orchidwiz for your plant, you may find that an earlier plant had a few more blooms than yours, or the blooms were a little bigger...or "something" just as simple.

Next time :Tup:

:wtg: