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 Episode

• A behind-the-scenes look at our VIP experience with Juvenile in Las Vegas
• Meeting Juvenile, his family, and hearing the story behind the music
• Why we’re officially too old to recover from Vegas trips
• Texas Rangers baseball and our ongoing curse at the ballpark
• Discovering one of the coolest arcades we’ve ever visited
• Exploring Meow Wolf in Grapevine, Texas
• Why Rainforest Cafe isn’t what we remembered
• Taking Layla to Texas State orientation
• The emotions of preparing to send your first child to college
• Touring campus and learning what college life looks like today
• Floating the Comal River
• The moment we accidentally lost Gordy
• Family 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 Chapters

00:00 – Technical Difficulties & Travel Updates
05:00 – Living in the Moment vs Recording Everything
08:00 – Vegas Bound for Juvenile
11:00 – VIP Access & Meeting the Legend
18:00 – Winning Big in Vegas
22:00 – Texas Road Trip Adventures
24:00 – The Construction Zone Rant
28:00 – Texas Rangers Game Day
31:00 – Discovering Cidercade
34:00 – Exploring Meow Wolf
37:00 – Rainforest Cafe Disappointment
39:00 – Visiting The Alamo
42:00 – Texas State Orientation
48:00 – Sending Layla to College
50:00 – The One Where We Lost Gordy
54:00 – 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.”

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🎙️ After an unexpected break, Herm and Kristin are finally back behind the mic — and they’ve got a LOT to catch everyone up on.

From flying across the world to Paris with almost no sleep… to surviving Disneyland Paris corn dogs, graduation emotions, travel softball tournaments, career changes, and the reality of sending their oldest daughter off to college — this episode feels like sitting in the living room catching up with family.

There’s laughter, chaos, emotional moments, travel stories, Disney disappointments, proud parent moments, and the usual Herm’s House banter that somehow turns every life event into a comedy special.

⚡ One minute they’re discussing French museums and international food tours… the next they’re arguing about washing machines, periods, and whether Herm’s voice needs medical attention.

And honestly? That’s exactly what Herm’s House is supposed to be.

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💡 In This Episode

• Why the podcast disappeared for a while
• The behind-the-scenes frustrations with trying to “grow” the show
• Herm & Kristin’s chaotic Paris adventure
• Disneyland Paris vs California Disney
• The “worst corn dog disappointment” of all time
• Travel anxiety, exhaustion, and culture shock
• Layla graduating high school & heading to Texas State University
• Emotional parenting moments nobody prepares you for
• Travel softball tournament life
• Herm starting a brand-new career with Waste Management
• Why Herm’s voice still sounds like “puberty part 2”

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⚡ Episode Highlights

“We finally realized… we’ll just do it ourselves again.”

“I need two weeks in Paris. Two days just to sleep.”

“They messed up the corn dogs too.”

“This is where my life begins.”

“We back, baby.”

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🎙️ Episode Chapters

00:00 – Welcome Back to Herm’s House
02:10 – Why the Podcast Took a Break
05:30 – Flying to Paris & Surviving the Jet Lag
11:15 – The Louvre & Seeing the Mona Lisa
15:40 – Food Tours, Macaroons & French Adventures
18:10 – Disneyland Paris & Phantom Manor
24:30 – The Great Corn Dog Disappointment
28:00 – Coming Home & Feeling Exhausted
31:40 – Travel Softball Tournament Life
35:00 – Mother’s Day & Watching the Michael Jackson Movie
37:20 – Layla’s Graduation & Emotional Parenting Moments
42:30 – Herm’s New Career Journey
44:30 – Wrapping Up & Returning to the Podcast

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🔑 Keywords

Herm’s House Podcast, Paris trip, Disneyland Paris, parenting podcast, graduation emotions, family podcast, married couple podcast, travel stories, Texas State University, motherhood, fatherhood, veteran family, funny marriage podcast, Disney adults, softball tournaments, life updates

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Baseball season is officially back, and so is the chaos. In this episode, Herm and Kristin jump into the beautiful mess of youth sports life — from early morning picture day confusion to the long wait before game time, all while trying to keep a six-year-old locked in and ready to play.

They also take a heartfelt turn as they reflect on their 8th wedding anniversary, rewatching old wedding footage, remembering Kristin’s grandfather, and sharing the sweet way Gordy connects to family members he never got the chance to meet. Of course, because this is Herm’s House, the episode also includes bad dreams, neighborhood drama, parenting banter, and one hilariously unfortunate design choice involving the letter K.

If you love real-life marriage talk, parenting moments, sports-parent struggles, and the kind of conversations that somehow go from sentimental to ridiculous in under a minute, this one’s for you.

💡 In This Episode

• Baseball season kicks off for Gordy and the Rincon Rangers
• The madness of sports picture day and awkward game schedules
• Herm and Kristin celebrate 8 years of marriage
• Memories from their wedding day and family legacy
• Gordy’s emotional connection to Kristin’s grandfather
• Kristin shares a nightmare that had her up at 3 a.m.
• A sweet coaching moment with a nervous young player
• The accidental neighborhood “wrong kind of K” controversy
• Marriage banter, sports-parent life, and everyday chaos

🎙️ Episode Chapters

00:00 Welcome back + sponsor shoutout

01:10 Picture day chaos and youth sports scheduling

03:00 Gordy’s strong baseball start

05:20 Celebrating 8 years of marriage

07:00 Wedding video memories and family reflections

10:30 Remembering Kristin’s grandfather

16:20 Kristin’s bad dream and 3 a.m. wake-up

20:45 Coaching kids and calming first-game nerves

28:10 The neighborhood’s unfortunate K problem

34:30 Final thoughts and sign-off

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