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First Sale

Bryan Day

Jen makes her first sale on Etsy – a historic day! Sadly that initial sale did not open the floodgates of Etsy success…


The Purple Seagull

Bryan Day

Fast forward a few months and the dynamic duo’s plan of attack is set in stone: in October, when his apartment lease is about to expire, Bryan will leave New York and move back to Cape Cod.  Once Baby New Year rings in 2014, the two will utilize Jen’s crafting skills and design savvy and Bryan’s business and legal background to open a retail store on the Cape.  In order to dip her toes in the business world, on June 30 Jen opens an Etsy store called The Purple Seagull that features this not-so-fancy logo: Bryan and Jen quickly realize...


12 Years Later...

Bryan Day

Those twelve years really flew by, huh?  At this point in the story Bryan is in New York City working for Major League Baseball and Jen works for Southwest Airlines in Phoenix.  Dreaming of a simpler life in a quiet, serene environment, our heroes have spent recent weeks tossing around the idea of moving to Bryan’s beloved Cape Cod to open a small business.  On this fateful day, Bryan and Jen decide once and for all to make this hazy dream a crystal-clear reality…


First Date

Bryan Day

Jen and Bryan go on their first date in Salt Lake City.  The rest, as they say, is history…