But then our brother-in-law and niece got sick and couldn't come. So we went anyway and decided to cap off our Valentine's Day with the Founders by having a nice goopy serving of cheese fries at Ishkabibble's, a grill joint with about five seats and a street-side counter.

While I know a little about the Constitution, I'm a complete newbie when it comes to the cheese fries. They're not really a Northwest delicacy, and I had never had them before a couple months ago. It's been fun trying them out but I won't be having them often, because they're evil good. And what I definitely won't be doing again is combining them with one of Ishkabibble's signature chicken cheese steaks. Yikes.

Speaking of delicious combinations, Gigi finally got to meet her favorite constitutional framer, Alexander Hamilton. He's relevant to a lot of the fiscal debates going on in Washington, particularly the arguments for nationalizing some banks, since he was the founder of the first national bank. But that's not why Gigi was excited to see his bronze likeness. Nope, she's been hot for his mug on the ten dollar bill for years. Apparently his three-dimensional likeness also passed muster...