Herm's House Podcast - The One Where We Lost Gordy: Sending One to College, Chasing Another Down a River

After a whirlwind few weeks of travel, concerts, road trips, college orientation, baseball, floating rivers, and realizing we’re definitely not as young as we used to be, we’re back with another chaotic life update.This episode takes us from a VIP experience with rap legend Juvenile in Las Vegas to helping our oldest daughter prepare for college life at Texas State University. Along the way, we accidentally lose Gordy on a river float, survive a family road trip through Texas, revisit the Alamo, and continue learning what it means to navigate parenting in two completely different stages of life at the same time.One kid is preparing to leave the nest.The other is floating away down a river.Just another week at Herm’s House.💡 In This EpisodeA behind-the-scenes look at our VIP experience with Juvenile in Las VegasMeeting Juvenile, his family, and hearing the story behind the musicWhy we’re officially too old to recover from Vegas tripsTexas Rangers baseball and our ongoing curse at the ballparkDiscovering one of the coolest arcades we’ve ever visitedExploring Meow Wolf in Grapevine, TexasWhy Rainforest Cafe isn’t what we rememberedTaking Layla to Texas State orientationThe emotions of preparing to send your first child to collegeTouring campus and learning what college life looks like todayFloating the Comal RiverThe moment we accidentally lost GordyFamily road trips, old friends, and making memories⚡ Episode Highlights“One kid is heading to college. The other floated away down a river.”“We’re definitely at the age where Vegas requires recovery time.”“No, you’re not!” — Gordy responding to a Texas State instructor.“The first hour of that float trip was an absolute nightmare.”“I just wanted to tell my own Alamo stories.”🎙️ Episode Chapters00:00 – Technical Difficulties & Travel Updates05:00 – Living in the Moment vs Recording Everything08:00 – Vegas Bound for Juvenile11:00 – VIP Access & Meeting the Legend18:00 – Winning Big in Vegas22:00 – Texas Road Trip Adventures24:00 – The Construction Zone Rant28:00 – Texas Rangers Game Day31:00 – Discovering Cidercade34:00 – Exploring Meow Wolf37:00 – Rainforest Cafe Disappointment39:00 – Visiting The Alamo42:00 – Texas State Orientation48:00 – Sending Layla to College50:00 – The One Where We Lost Gordy54:00 – Home Again & What’s Next🎤 Sound Bites“We’re too old for Vegas, but we’re gonna keep going anyway.”“One kid is going to college. One kid floated into a tree.”“No, you’re not!”“I don’t want to record it. I want to live it.”“We’re gonna crush the Longhorns.”“I just wanted to tell my own dang stories.”🔑 KeywordsHerm’s House Podcast, Juvenile concert, Las Vegas trip, VIP concert experience, Texas State University, college orientation, parenting teenagers, family podcast, marriage podcast, road trip stories, Texas Rangers baseball, Meow Wolf, Cidercade, Comal River tubing, veteran family, empty nest, funny parenting stories, millennial parents🤝 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSANCHOR FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC🌐 www.anchorfinancialsolutionsgroup.com📍 2544 E 10th Street, Tucson, AZ 85716📞 520.620.5320BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY MARKETING COLLECTIVE🌐 https://beautifulsundaymc.wixsite.com/beautiful-sunday-mar📞 520-405-3298📧 [email protected] support helps us keep these conversations going and expand our veteran and family outreach.⸻📌 Support the Show⭐ Like💬 Comment🔔 SubscribeYour engagement helps us grow, reach more families, and continue meaningful conversations about family, marriage, parenting, military life, and everything in between.Interested in sponsoring an episode or supporting our outreach efforts?📩 [email protected]📱 @HermsHousePodcastSupport the show