• Style
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Nav Social Icons

  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Health + Fitness
    • Food
    • Fitness
    • Wellness
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Real Estate
  • Shop
  • Mobile Menu Widgets

    Connect

    Search

Lauren Schwaiger

Style, Travel & Healthy Living Blog

  • About
  • Contact
  • Health + Fitness
    • Food
    • Fitness
    • Wellness
  • Travel
  • Real Estate
  • Shop

Visit Winston Salem + YMCA Mistletoe Run

November 23, 2018 · In: Lifestyle, Travel

Last Holiday Season, I had the privilege of spending the weekend in Winston Salem + participating in the YMCA Mistletoe Run! This was my first 5k {not a runner} and it was so. much. fun. I invited my girlfriend Heather @heatherlynnbee to join me + a couple other Atlanta based bloggers, Jessica @happilyhuges and Chelsea @chelseapatricia were with us for the weekend – I loved getting to know these two amazing ladies! If your into travel, yoga, fitness, fashion, and just all around positive vibes – go give these lovely ladies a follow! 😉

Have you been to Winston Salem!? If not, what are you waiting for!? This charming town is less than a 1.5 hour drive from Charlotte and has so many fun things to do & see + great places to eat & drink! After living in Charlotte for 20 years, I actually just made it to Winston 3 years ago, when Adam and I decided to celebrate NYE at The Kimpton Cardinal Hotel. When I found out we would be staying at the same hotel for our Winston Weekend, I couldn’t wait to return to this totally cute & chic hotel in the former R.J. Reynolds Building.

Visit Winston Salem - Gift Bag - Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogKimpton Cardinal Hotel - Christmas - Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogKimpton Cardinal Hotel - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogKimpton Cardinal Hotel - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Travel Blog

WHERE WE ATE
The Katherine – French Brasserie inside the Kimpton Cardinal Hotel
{we ate dinner here on our first night and breakfast before hitting the road and heading back to Charlotte}
Mary’s Gourmet Diner – cutest little breakfast spot
Foothills Brewing Company – great place to pop in for a casual lunch
Mozelle’s – cute and cozy restaurant, had the yummiest dinner here!
Quanto Basta Italian Eatery & Wine Bar – omg, this place had the yummiest Italian food, maybe one of the best chicken parmigiana I’ve ever had. We all indulged knowing we’d burn it off on our run first thing in the morning.
Camino Bakery – LOVE this place for a latte and perhaps a sweet treat!

Mary's Gourmet Diner - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogMary's Gourmet Diner - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Food & Travel Blogfoothill brewery - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogFoothill Brewery- Winston Salem - Pear Salad- Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogThe Katherine Breakfast - Kimpton Cardinal Hotel - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Travel Blog

THINGS TO DO
Visit the Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
Walk or take a Segway Tour of the City
Visit the nearby wineries – we went to Childress Vineyards and it was SO beautiful! We were blessed with the most gorgeous day – unseasonably warm and so sunny! The other girls made their way to Raffaldini Vineyards –  I’m so sad we didn’t get over there, too! It literally looks like Tuscany.

Reynolda House - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Travel Blog

Reynolda House Museum

Reynolda House - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Travel Blog
Childress Vineyards - Lauren Schwaiger Travel Blog

Childress Vineyards

Childress Vineyards - Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogChildress Vineyards - Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogChildress Vineyards - Lauren Schwaiger Travel Blog

YMCA MISTLETOE RUN

The Mistletoe Run helps to raise awareness and stop childhood obesity. The run took place on Saturday morning –  we were up bright and early, grabbed some coffee and a lite bite downstairs in the lobby of the hotel and then headed to the race location to pick up our packets at the William G. White Family YMCA {775 West End Blvd.} The awesome part about the Mistletoe Run is that there’s a little something for everyone – you have 3 options for your run: Fun Run, Half Marathon or a 5k. And of course, you can walk the course, as well. All of us girls went with the 5k and it was the perfect distance for me! {Lol} As I mentioned above, I am not a runner and definitely not distance. I was so proud of myself for completing my very first 5k! Afterwards, we were spoiled with the VIP Experience in one of the many tents – we replenished our bodies with bites from Jason’s Deli, Sunshine Electrolyte Drinks and a mini massage sesh!

YMCA Mistletoe Run - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger BlogYMCA Mistletoe Run - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger BlogYMCA Mistletoe Run - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogYMCA Mistletoe Run - Lauren Schwaiger Travel Blog
YMCA Mistletoe Run - Lauren Schwaiger BlogYMCA Mistletoe Run - Winston Salem - Lauren Schwaiger Blog

A big thank you to Visit Winston Salem for hosting me for such a fun weekend! All opinions are my own.

By: laurenschwaiger · In: Lifestyle, Travel · Tagged: Best Places to Eat in Winston Salem, Lauren Schwaiger Travel Blog, The Kimpton Cardinal Hotel, What to Do in Winston Salem, Winston Salem, YMCA Mistletoe Run

you’ll also love

upstream way - Asheville, NC - Lauren Schwaiger Travel BlogOur Stay with Upstream Way in Asheville, NC
Mardi Gras Weekend in New Orleans
New Orleans Weekend + Vlog No. 1

Join the List

Stay up to date & receive the latest posts in your inbox.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Next Post >

35 Plaid Shirts & Scarves Under $100

Primary Sidebar

Meet Lauren

Meet Lauren
hello!

Hi there! I'm Lauren. A 30-something Realtor/Broker + Lifestyle Blogger living life in Charlotte, NC. Welcome to LS.com, my little corner on the web where I share my love for style, travel & healthy living! xx

Read More

Connect

join the list

Categories

Reader Favorites

Madewell - Transitional Style - Fall Style - Lauren Schwaiger Style Blog

Madewell Favorites for Fall 2022

Lauren Schwaiger - Lifestyle Blog

July Edit // 2022

Where I Shop

  • Anthropologie
  • AILLEA
  • J.Crew
  • Madewell
  • Mango
  • Nordstrom
  • Urban Outfitters
  • West Elm
  • World Market

Search

Follow Along

@lauren_schwaiger

My wedding day look + a few more favorites from ou My wedding day look + a few more favorites from our special day 🤍✨⁣
⁣
Got the rest of our photos back from @elizabethsellersphoto last week and we are so in love with all beautiful moments she captured 😍cant wait to share more! 🥰 @john_realestate_siddons ⁣
⁣ 03.03.2023 🤍⁣ ⁣ My love, my best friend ⁣
03.03.2023 🤍⁣
⁣
My love, my best friend, my husband. ⁣
@john_realestate_siddons, ⁣
Cheers to the start of our lives together. 
The best is yet to come. ILYSM ❤️😘⁣
⁣
⁣
Special thank you to our talented and amazing dear friends, Heather & Sean, @athomewithbae for making our ceremony & dinner so beautiful, magical and romantic and for bringing my vision to life 💛✨⁣
⁣
@elizabethsellersphoto thank you for so beautifully capturing our special day 📸 ⁣

Thank you to @ashley_dufault and @tommysiddons for making our gorgeous wedding cake!! 🤍 
⁣
@_doriejoy thank you for marrying us. You made our ceremony so sweet & special 🥰⁣
Merry & Bright 🎄✨⁣ ⁣ Merry Christmas from Merry & Bright 🎄✨⁣
⁣
Merry Christmas from me & my loved ones to you & yours! ❤️🥂⁣
@john_realestate_siddons ⁣
Went to Asheville a girlfriend, came home a fiancé! 💍🥰 Can’t wait to marry you, Siddons! @john_realestate_siddons
A few favorites from Grand Cayman 💛🌴can’t A few favorites from Grand Cayman 💛🌴can’t believe this was three weeks ago! @john_realestate_siddons ⁣
⁣
This has been an incredibly busy season of life — the days and months have been flying by and I have so many photos to share from trips and just life in general over the last few months! ⁣
⁣
I cannot believe tomorrow is December 1! 🤯 but I am so so ready for the holiday season 🥰⁣

Footer

On the Blog

  • Style
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Real Estate

Info

  • About
  • Contact
  • Shop

stay in the know

Copyright © 2023 · Theme by 17th Avenue