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Marty Claridge (Katherine Heigl) is beautiful, headstrong and determined.  That's why her husband, Aaron Claridge (Oliver MacReady), loves her so darn much. But he has to struggle to keep these qualities in mind on this particular day, as Marty storms up a grassy hill.  The Claridges have traded in their east coast lives to go in search of a new beginning as pioneers in the Midwest.  It's been a difficult journey, one in which they lost all of their money and butted heads over what to leave behind when their load was too heavy to carry — 200 pounds of rice and beans or 200 pounds of books.  Marty foolishly opted to keep the books and Aaron unhappily acquiesced.  Now they are broke, nearly out of food and again at odds as to where the piece of land is that will become their new home.  As Marty charges up the hill, Aaron finally has no choice but to follow her and, as they crest the hill, they come upon it, an idyllic little glen with a sparkling river running through it.  They've arrived!    more