Lisa

###It was supposed to be a wedding present to me. Andy was making his own version of a cu-cu clock in his father's workshop. This was what he practiced on, trying to figure out how to make the robins, my favorite birds, fly out and back in swiftly. He used his favorite graphite pencil to engrave the initials for Rebecca Stien, what my name would have been. He was about to mark the date that he made it, May 4th, 1950. I suspect he looked around and saw the time, realizing he should be home for dinner. I made his favorite, pot roast with corn and my famous mashed potatoes. He never saw the car. We never ate the food.
###Anyway, what does this block of wood with "no obvious function or decorative property" mean? It embodies undying love an devotion. It is a symbol of promises. It is a representation of what could have been but never will be, no matter how much those left behind beg and plead.
###It is simply my future with Andy, unsure and filled with too many possibilities and what if scenarios. This failed attempt at a clock holds the background of the biggest unanswered question in my life, and to tell you a secret, I wouldn't have it any other way.