I met Svetlana in person in April, 2007 in Sochi. We had corresponded for a couple months before that through the "A Russian Romance" agency. We became engaged on April 24. I feel incredibly blessed to have found her!
I am headed to Moscow on December 8. The three of us (including her 12-year-old son, Dima) will return to the USA by December 19. What an exciting day that will be!