Still waiting for the snow to fall.

Biola has a tradition of having a Christmas tree lighting at the beginning of December each year. Students, parents, and alum alike come for the event. The entire area where it’s held is packed with people. I was at Biola Bound during this weekend last year, so I was excited for the event again.

Everyone is welcome to pick up a candle before the event starts, and then everyone lights them while we sing Christmas carols. The majority of the candles are lit after the tree is.

The lights in the background are from the trees next to the caf patio.

With all of the candles and different Christmas lights, I was really enjoying taking shots with neat bokeh in them. These are a couple of my favorites:

Nothing like a bokeh Christmas tree.

I'm fairly certain I'm addicted to bokeh.

As the event ended, it snowed in La Mirada!

Oh, fake snow...

The SUB was even lit up with snowflake outlines. It was like a little taste of home.

Gotta love giant snowflakes.

My friends and I hung out for a little while longer. We took pictures and chatted and laughed.

I love my friends.

There was hot cider, as well as ornament decorating.

Despite the lack of [real] snow, it’s beginning to actually feel like Christmas. I can hardly wait.