Spotted: Lauren Conrad and Kyle Howard!

Since he can't appear on The Hills due to the fact that he stars on another TV show (My Boys), we don't see too much of Lauren Conrad's beau Kyle Howard.

That said, we were excited to see the two turn up at MyHouse in L.A. for the Havianas and Details cocktail party, where Kyle was one of the guests of honor.

The 31-year-old actor worked the room while Lauren Conrad was content to chat with some female pals and do some people-watching from her seat.

Here's a cute photo of the pair ...

But Kyle Howard didn't ignore his girlfriend, who's retiring from The Hills this month. He made sure she had a drink and always found time to give her a kiss.

Conrad, meanwhile, acted supportively – ceding the spotlight to Kyle Howard and letting him do the mingling thing. LC also sort of confirmed that night that co-star Audrina Patridge and Chris Pine are together now, so that was cool!

Howard and Conrad, who first got together last summer, seem to be going strong. Click to enlarge some older pictures of this awfully cute couple ...