[beaster]

Methinks you should have left it up to us what you should do on the river, because I find my thoughts biased by the fact you got check-raised.

I think you're right in thinking you should have called the flop and bet/raised the turn. You most definitely have the best hand at both streets. To be honest I'm not sure about the river and like I said, my answer is biased because of the c/r. That said, I think I bet it out like you did and swear profusely when raised.