The last time the Big Guy and I headed down to Austin together, we made a 3-hour drive last 8 hours. Part of the reason for the long, long detour was because we went into West. Most folks that drive the stretch between DFW and Austin know of the Czech community and the fabulous kolaches (and for me, the lemon pound cake) at the Czech Stop. On this particular drive, however, we decided to go "into town" because we had heard there was a good burger.
So after a little detective work, we found Nors Hamburgers and Sausage. The place is gorgeous - in an old storefront building with soaring cielings, wood floors and sturdy stony walls. And the folks inside Nors were so friendly and kind. After talking with our sweet waitress, owner and barkeep, we were directed to the Village Bakery around the corner. Again, we met another wonderfully kind, interesting woman. We talked to her for another 30 minutes, and were told to head further away from the main stretch into a little town called Tours. We followed her sage advice, but that's not the point I'm driving at.
Since that trip, we have talked about how that was the best trip we had ever taken to Austin, and the thing that made it awesome was the kind, interesting, home-town-proud the folks in West are. Even though our interaction with these faces was brief, they left a lasting impression. I couldn't tell you any of their names, but I can tell you what we talked about. And I can tell you how awesome their food was.
My heart aches for the community. West is such an amazing town full of wonderful, interesting people with a neat, distinctive heritage. My mind is in West today. My prayers go up to them. May they be blessed with comfort, love, support and peace.
NBCDFW.com lists the following ways to help:
provide temporary shelter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iUgQQikLFjziB3QzAhaVV-lnlqdllzUO4uhd24ryttg/viewform?pli=1
Donate at Point West Bank: 200 West Oak St., West, TX 76691
Donate blood: Carter Blood Care will host an event tonight at Medical City Children's Hospital in Dallas.
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