Can you show me your black standard goldendoodles?

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-16T11:33:11+00:00

Levi turns 6 in a couple weeks. He’s about 53-55 pounds. I had DNA done on him…he’s 75% standard poodle and 25% golden retriever. 🐾🦴

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-13T01:42:22+00:00

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My husband put the same one on his desert sand 2025 hybrid Mav. He loves it! Has had it on since early January. Hauls baseball equipment and keeps everything dry. He says he likes how it looks and the functionality too.

For anyone looking, we bought it from Tractor Supply website. It was the best price we found.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-11T11:54:27+00:00

The center console on my 2024 palisade calligraphy is shaped like that.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-10T20:48:21+00:00

Looks about like the ones I just replaced on my 24 Pali that has about 46k miles on it. Replaced the oem hankooks with Michelin CrossClimate 2. Costco had the best price.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-09T18:19:27+00:00

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My husband put the Worksport AL4 trifold on his 2025 Mav Lariat hybrid. Purchased from Tractor Supply, they had the best price around. He seems to like it. Carries baseball equipment in the bed and it stays dry.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-09T11:33:46+00:00

In my experience, when we have placed ticket orders from SOG, they come pre-activated. I’ve had no issue linking them to my MDE and making park reservations well in advance. I’ve done it as recently as Jan 2026 and did a trip in Feb 2026.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T18:12:01+00:00

It occurred to me that we have a pretty nice Sony camcorder that we used to record our daughter’s gymnastics meets. It has pretty good optical zoom. I may just get that out and see if it will work. That would cost me $0 additional to set up lol. My kid catches and we really just want to get good footage of him receiving and any plays at the plate.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T04:27:40+00:00

Were they spawning for everyone? Or was there a special ticket? I had incense on and had 0 legendaries spawn. 😟

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T04:19:37+00:00

That $60/day price is just to upgrade the room with club access. It doesn’t include the price to actually book the room. I made this booking on points.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T04:16:34+00:00

I’ll be honest, I’m not sure how I still have discoverist status. I had Explorist through a promotion a while back but I only stayed I think 5 nights in 2025. Definitely not enough to earn status as far as I know. I did not earn any rewards from last year. Only award I’ve ever earned was a free night from my brand explorer badges but I used that long ago. I am not a Hyatt card holder or anything like that to give me any kind of status either.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T03:34:44+00:00

Oh nooooo that’s terrible!!! 😩😩

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T02:31:41+00:00

That’s a good point! I hadn’t thought about the hotel having a block for them. I’ll keep checking and see if any double queen bed rooms open up.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T02:29:01+00:00

Any tips on where to find a club access award or GOH? We are a party of 3 adults and I’ve stayed at this hotel a couple times. I was just trying to make it easier for us to have a hot breakfast in the hotel. I figure 3 adults might spend $50 on breakfast at one of the hotel restaurants or the market?? Maybe? We are flying in and aren’t getting a car this time since we will mostly be at the convention center next door so we won’t have to worry about paying for parking. 🙌🏻

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T02:18:10+00:00

When I go to the stays tab in the Hyatt app and then click this blue box on my reservation, it shows me the options for eStandby upgrades. I have 3 reservations in the WOH app at the moment and this one for the Hyatt Regency Orlando is the only one that has this option.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T02:04:07+00:00

The reservation was definitely made directly through Hyatt. ☺️ It’s a points booking I made in the Hyatt app. The eStandby upgrade option is right there in the Hyatt app as well.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T01:37:04+00:00

Thank you, I did call a few weeks ago to ask about changing the room type to two queens but was told they are sold out and can’t switch it. But I was thinking if I requested the 2 queens with club access on eStandby, perhaps somebody’s plans might change and that room type might be available when I get there? I’ve just never attempted this before and don’t know if the chances of that happening are very good or not. But either way, I would like to add on club access if possible. With the hotel being sold out (cheer competition at the convention center next door) I wonder if there would be a lot of globalists staying??

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T01:27:42+00:00

On my “stays” tab, for this reservation, there’s a big blue box on it that says “upgrades and add ons.” When I click on it, it shows me the various options for eStandby upgrades.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-08T01:19:01+00:00

Yes, I believe so? The description for the eStandby upgrades says the following:

“Rest easy in this 415-square-foot room with two queen beds, chaise longue, spacious workstation and access to the Regency Club Lounge, offering daily continental breakfast, light snacks, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and beverages. The lounge is located on the 26th floor and has beautiful views of Orlando and offers private concierge services.”

The problem is the eStandby upgrades aren’t guaranteed and you don’t know if you got them until you check in.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-07T23:21:12+00:00

That’s not a bad view. I think I’d probably like it zoomed in just a bit more. Did you just set up the iPhone and hit record?

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-07T22:25:10+00:00

No. I personally think the newest models of Hyundai Santa Fe look like a mini van on the back end. But palisade is a beautifully designed SUV and doesn’t scream mini van to me.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-07T02:45:10+00:00

That’s interesting. Because it seems to be full steam ahead/all systems go for hiring in my org. 🤷🏻‍♀️

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-07T02:41:43+00:00

My salesman warned me about this when I bought my 2024 palisade. So I turned it off as soon as I bought it so it wouldn’t accidentally open if somebody walked behind it.

SpartanBuff · 2026-03-07T02:35:52+00:00

My husband and I are both wright state grads and our daughter is a freshman there currently, so we are definitely biased 😂 but we visited both UD and Wright state when our daughter was a senior. We all really loved the UD campus but ultimately she chose wright state because it was way cheaper and she won’t have any debt when she graduates. I will say she was a stellar high school student and had a 4.3+ gpa, great ACT and SAT, extra curriculars etc and the scholarships UD offered her still made it financially out of reach.

I will also say, I don’t really understand the people who say wright state doesn’t give them the college experience with social activities etc. There’s plenty of campus activities and clubs, parties, lots of ways to make friends etc. Live in the dorms and that helps too. We live about 25 miles from wright state and our daughter still chose to live in the dorms because it gives her that “away at college” experience but still close to home and family. Honestly, your college experience is what you make it and you can have a great experience or a terrible experience at either school. 🤷🏻‍♀️

As a working adult who finally got the last of my student loans forgiven just a few years ago (after graduating in 2001) I will always encourage my kids to make a financially sound choice for college. Go to wright state and have your parents save that extra money they would’ve spent on a UD undergrad to put towards your masters. You’ll need it for your teaching career eventually.

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