She (Daria) has Sergei's wide and ready smile, so beautiful to me.

I love that I have a job that I love.

The other day when we were reading The Little Mermaid again, at the part where it says that only human souls can go up to heaven and mermaids can't, you (Daria) said, 'See that's like Papa. He lives in heaven. With the angels'

I'm almost a full-time mom.

I like to cook good meals, especially when I have a lot of time.

So I step into the future, as bravely as I'm able, with my heart longing for a time I'll never see again.

The first gold medal we had won for the Soviet Union. This one we won for each other.