Am I missing something as a beginner?

I love pipe forums and all the information shared. However, having been at this for only 2 months and with no other tobacco in my past, I sometimes feel that the threads are so high level that I just stare like a deer in the headlights. I am on step #2 and the rest of you are on step #127. Did I miss the stuff in the middle?
Based on what I have learned, I am forging ahead with this in mind: I am currently smoking through the tobaccos I own - one at a time (our disposable income will not support many purchases, let alone PAD or TAD). Somewhere along the way the advice of “smoke one tobacco with one packing method for a couple weeks before trying a different tobacco” stuck. Here is the smoking plan I have for myself, in order, based on the tobaccos I own:
Carter Hall – 1 pouch

Velvet – 1 pouch

Half & Half – 1 pouch

SWR – 1 pouch

Virginia Gold Cherry Cavendish – got a 9 oz bag (so that will take a while to smoke through)

Virginia Gold Black Cavendish – also a 9 oz bag

Capt Black White – 1 pouch
I only own 4 MM cobs – 2 legends, and 1 each of a Washington and Country Gentleman. Been doing Frank method, and today starting 2-step packing. I will not buy any more tobacco until my CBW is almost gone.
I offer this up for (1) validation, (2) recommendations of a different smoking order, or (3) something else I haven’t considered. I appreciate you reading this far, and thank you for any input.
In His name.

I really and genuinely appreciate ALL of your posts, because they are all facets of this great big gem we call “pipe smoking.” I know I am a beginner, but my M.B.A. degree (I worked for Sun Microsystems and Philips before my call into ministry) makes me analyze the process of those things with which I have interest. So, please forgive my skepticism. Let me give one specific as an example of my skepticism –the recurring phrase I read in posts about how certain tobaccos “satisfy the sweet tooth.”
This morning I DGT ¾ bowl of Carter Hall (see my smoking agenda in my OP – I am still early on in the process). Now, I have tried ALL the tobaccos I own, with varying degrees of success/failures and likes/dislikes, which influenced me to formulate a methodical process/plan of attack. Anyway, with ¼ bowl left of my CH, and a desire to smoke longer than that, I took a pinch (~ ½ bowl) of my Virginia Gold blend I made (3x Cherry Cav with 1x Black Cav) and dropped that in. I had hoped my journey into Carter Hall would now allow me to experience this “sweet tooth” that had previously eluded me. No dice. In fact, I recognized how my puffing pace increased in order to achieve this goal. Well, after some tongue bite, I just told myself to smoke it like it was CH and see what happens. There was no difference. The aroma was slightly different, but nothing like I would call “sweet.” As well, I had an oily “something” in my mouth – not taste, not a film, but something that made me think, “Bleccch.” At one relight, I realized the Virginia Gold was gone and I was back to my ¼ bowl of CH – mostly because that bleccch was gone. Thoroughly frustrated at my failed experiment, I didn’t even finish my bowl of CH – just dumped what was left. I don’t want to accuse anyone of selling me a bill of goods, nor that this is some weird cult, but this “sweet tooth” thing sounds like everyone has bought into it, and that only by immersing myself will I ever hope of having this “Eureka” moment.
This is an example of why I feel like a deer in the headlights. I hope/believe that someday I may achieve step #127, but from step #2 I can’t even see the path of how to get there. For now, I will keep smoking and stumbling about. Thanks for reading this far.
In His name.