Anniversary Love.

May 22, 2014 Kelly Donohue

May 22, 2014

Los Angeles, CA.

The other night it was our two-year anniversary and since it also marks the end of another chapter for us-long distance- (Eric just finished school in Boston & I’ve been living in Los Angeles) we decided to really celebrate! Before having dinner at this adorable Italian spot, Locanda Veneta, we decided to exchange gifts and this year, I wanted to do something a little different- I decided to make my gift. Now I definitely can’t take credit for coming up with this idea, I saw it on Pinterest, as a thirtieth birthday idea and then made a couple of changes to suit it for our anniversary. In the original idea, there was a balloon and a photo for every year of the person’s life and so I decided to modify it a tad and do a balloon and a photo for every month we were together. It was really simple- just get the photos together for each month, hole punch the top of the photo and attach a balloon. I wanted to get as many colored balloons as possible to represent all the memories and moments, but you can really do whatever color scheme you want!

Luckily, I take a lot of pictures and could actually find one for each and every month. It was fascinating to see how much traveling the two of us have done over the past two years, we never missed a month, and when you are living across the country that’s frequent flyer status! The project will take you a bit of time and fitting 24 balloons in my small coupe was no easy feat but it was definitely worth it! He really appreciated all of it and was totally surprised. Let's be honest, I think anyone that walks into a room full of balloons unexpectedly is going to be blown away, right? Oh and side note- when I posted a photo of this yesterday, a ton of friends thought that E did this for me and were melting at the thought, so all you guys out there- if you're trying to make a lady swoon, this might just be an awesome idea. Just don't say you found the idea here!

It was so much fun for us to look back at all the memories together and it’s just so important to take moments like an anniversary or a birthday to remind your loved ones how much they truly mean to you. Great friends, family, boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives, cousins, roommates- if you have great people around you- let them know!

And a huge thank you to Courtney for being there to capture this moment! Xo

Photos by: Courtney Locks

Floral Leggings.

May 20, 2014 Kelly Donohue

May 20, 2014

Los Angeles, CA

Well, something unimaginable has happened… floral leggings have become fashionable again (remember these from the 80’s, Full House oh yeah and kindergarten photos?) and I could not be more excited! Not only are they as comfortable as pajamas, but you can dress them up as much or as little as you want. I added these pastel blue sandals from Lulu’s with a good medium sized heel (I am not a huge fan of super high heels these days) to style this look up a bit but you could easily throw on flats or tennis shoes and make this look something a lot more casual. Either way, you will be perfectly ready for a spring day (and more comfortable than you could’ve dreamed) in these leggings!

Today I paired my floral leggings with this ivory scalloped crop top- both from Urban Peach. I love the detail in this lightweight tank! Everything at Urban Peach is 50% off right now so head over to their site to take advantage if you haven’t already- their stuff is adorable! Oh and to complete my look I added some accessories from Forever21. Little white flower earrings and a chunky navy statement necklace- who said you can have too much floral this season? Certainly not me!

Best part about this look? It’s all under $100.

Kelly's Under $100 Look:

Leggings: $15.95 Urban Peach

Sandals: $41.00 Lulus

Cropped Tank: $24.95 Urban Peach

Flower Earrings: $4.80 Forever21

Necklace: $9.80 Forever21

Total: $96.50

Shop similar look here!

Photos by: Courtney Locks

Spring Heat.

May 15, 2014 Kelly Donohue

May 15, 2014

Los Angeles, CA.

It’s 101 degrees today in Los Angeles and probably a steamy 125 degrees in my third story un-air-conditioned apartment- YIKES! We are in the height of a spring heat wave over here and the dry, stifling, desert-like heat is on the forefront of most every Los Angelino’s mind today. We’re all just trying to stay cool- especially those of us who are silly enough to live without AC.

What I love about the weather is that it can cause us to change up our usual routine or break our everyday, sometimes mundane daily habits. Last night in an effort to avoid cooking (too much additional heat) or spending more time in my steamy apartment than was absolutely necessary, I decided to venture out and grab a little sushi dinner by myself. It’s something I haven’t done in a while but I’ve forgotten how relaxing it can be. Instead of being totally engaged in conversation the whole time, I took a moment to really enjoy my chilled rose and fresh sushi. I walked home in the warm, windy air, noticed how busy the streets were for a late Wednesday night, and had a little moment of feeling proudly independent (like I do when I fly alone or file my taxes).

Courntey and I have made some fresh raspberry and blueberry lemonade- can’t get much sweeter than that- to make today’s heat a bit more bearable. It’s funny but I never go for lemonade until it’s really hot outside- I wonder why that is? This outfit is bright, fun, and light- keeping with the current temps. I paired this black and white tank from Melrose Trading Post (one of my favorite places to find unique and inexpensive finds in LA) with these adorable high-waisted green shorts from Forever21. I finished off the look with my favorite coral sandals from Ruche (I have included some of their similar sandals below). When the weather is warm, I love keeping it simple with flats- but I love that these are still able to give the outfit that extra pop of color and charm I’m looking for today.