seems every decision i am making right now is getting punished. and rightfully so. both on the tables and in here.

maybe this is a bad question, but did i at least play this right? i had AQ, a minraiser, and a couple who called it cold...is this raise at least standard with
AQ? or was it a fold? should i have cbet? i wasnt prepared to make a big cbet oop into an already large pot, and be on the road to comittment w/o hitting the flop hard. does that alone make this a fold?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG+1 ($24.50)
MP1 ($10.55)
MP2 ($14.50)
CO ($20.25)
Button ($25.80)
SB ($39.30)
Hero ($25)
UTG ($9.85)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, Q.
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 raises to $0.5, CO calls $0.50, 1 fold, SB calls $0.40, Hero raises to $2.5, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO calls $2, SB folds.

Flop: ($6.25) 6, 8, 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks.