[flashback to 2006:]
Ted: The point is, Marshall, this time in three years, everything is gonna be great.
[flashback to 2009, for real:]
Ted: See? Lily came back. Of course, Robin and I didn't end up together. But I did get engaged. And left at the altar. But I did start my own architectural firm. And it failed after a few months. Can we put the movie on, please?
Marshall: Yeah. Sure, buddy. Hey, by the way, where is Robin?
Future Ted: [v.o.] In the summer of 2009, Barney and Robin were secretly dating.
Ted: Oh, uh, Barney said she's taking some extension class in how to decoupage, and Barney's taking a different decoupage class in the same building. That's why they shared that cab that one time.
Future Ted: We were idiots.