@purpleinopp Tiffany, forgive me, I don't know how I lost this thread ... and it's even my own thread!
I kinda forgot about this plant but was out cleaning the porch and side deck today and noticed it's beginning to grow and spread a bit and a couple of stems are forming flower buds ... at least I think they are flower buds!
I've read about and looked at so many Tradescantia photos and the closest I can find is T. cerinthoides too so I think I'll upload my photos to that database entry and move them if someone feels it's an incorrect ID.
Thanks so much for your knowledge and assistance!
Lin