Orchid newbie... celebrating success

[QHMaverick]

Hello all,
I am a new member to this forum. I am also (sort of) new to orchids. I have managed, sadly, on several occasions not to keep two orchids alive. In December of 2009 I saw a brand new shipment of Orchids being unpacked at WalMart... I was feeling adventurous... and they looked really healthy... so I went out on a limb and bought one.

Well, a year later... it is still with me, and it is getting ready to bloom a second time. Over the course of it's year living with me, my cat has attempted to kill it once (knocked it off my kitchen counter) which broke it's newest leaf near the base... but that remarkably has slowly been healing, and this happy little plant has grown a huge new leaf.

I didn't know to cut off flower spike after it bloomed. I'm still learning how to properly care for this Phal... but it seems to be thriving. I am posting a pic of it.