Posts Tagged ‘Christmas Chaos’

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

Megan Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

As Christmas rolls around its only obvious that APU needs to get into the spirit! Our hall would feel so lonely without some much needed decorating. After all, what is the holiday season without candy canes, Christmas trees, snowmen, and Christmas lights! On Thursday night we had a huge celebration called “Christmas Chaos” outside the dorms complete with snow cones, popcorn, bull riding, karaoke, amazing drummers, a massive Christmas tree, and a scene depicting the birth of Jesus (oh how I love my Jesus-loving school).

Our mascot, Freddy THE COUGAR

Our mascot, Freddy THE COUGAR bull riding

My friend Victoria and I during Christmas Chaos

My friend Victoria and I during Christmas Chaos

Then, later that night we had the judging for the most intense holiday decorating you will ever see in your life… TRINITY DECK THE HALLS! You basically get together with your entire hall and stay up all Wednesday night decorating in the most elaborate, creative way imaginable. Although we didn’t win, I think we deserved to! Don’t take my word for it though, see for yourself:

WINTER WONDERLAND

WINTER WONDERLAND

Some of the girls on my hall in our nook, complete with Santa's Sleigh, "snow," and snowflakes!

Some of the girls on my hall in our nook (complete with Santa's Sleigh, "snow," and snowflakes!)

OH HEY LOOK, ITS JESUS!

OH HEY LOOK, ITS JESUS!

And here are just a few of the other halls and their amazing decorating skills:

The boys and their amazing lighting skills

The boys and their amazing lighting skills

The winning hall! A Starbucks Christmas!

The winning hall! A Starbucks Christmas!

Oh boy, only a guy's hall would think of creating a human snow-globe.

Oh boy, only a guy's hall would think of creating a human snow-globe.

Some more "Deck the Halls" madness!

Some more "Deck the Halls" madness!

Finally, the after effects of realizing we have to take down all of our decorations that we spent hours on because it is such a massive fire hazard:

Sad.

Sad.

Christmas Chaos

Staphon Monday, January 4th, 2010

When the Christmas season hits APU, EVERYONE knows it! If you try to start it too early, there are some people who will flat out do it, some will be hesitant about it, and some will tear you apart if you even whistle a Christmas Carol before Thanksgiving. Me, I LOVE the Christmas season, especially at APU. The day we all get back from Thanksgiving break, everyone just seems to be a little jollier, and the school just gets that much prettier with all the festive lights, its really just amazing.

And with Christmas comes, CHRISTMAS CHAOS!! and amazing event put on by Rez Life outside of Trinity and Engstom that just spells festive. There are all kinds of different games to play, bounce houses, Tree tossing, Christmas Caroling, Ornament Decorating, a huge tree, and of course, Santa makes an appearance. Its absolutely thrilling. And what could make it better than a visit from Terry Franson & Willie Hamlet!

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Other things that are completely festive in southern California is the random city blocks who throw DOWN on Christmas lights, the most famous one being Rancho Cucamonga which has a few blocks worth of almost every house putting up a very festive light display complete with the selling of hot chocolate along the way, and churros, and popcorn, and other Christmasy things to accompany your stroll down the streets.

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And that is just a small taste of Christmas around APU, Until finals roll around… DUN DUN DUN!

TO BE CONTINUED!…
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