[flashback to 2003:]
Ted: Okay, three years ago, we had this whole fantasy about how great our lives were gonna be, and it didn't pan out. But I'm telling you, three years from now, when we're watching the trilogy in 2006, our lives are gonna be awesome.
[fantasy scene in 2006:]
Marshall: Ah, hello, Ted. I'm an environmental lawyer now. Sure, it's not the most lucrative field, but luckily I have the cash and prizes from my historic seven-week run on Wheel of Fortune...
[back:]
Marshall: Can I just make one little adjustment?
[fantasy:]
Marshall: For which I was knighted by Her Majesty, the Queen. Ah, Lady Aldrin.
Lily: Oh, Sir Marshall. I cannot wait to get a house down the street from your parents so we can be close to your mom, whom I get along with now.
Marshall: Good, good.