- Ted: It was at times a long, difficult road. But I'm glad it was long and difficult, because if I hadn't gone through hell to get there, the lesson might not have been as clear. You see, kids, right from the moment I met your mom, I knew... I have to love this woman as much as I can for as long as I can, and I can never stop loving her, not even for a second. I carried that lesson with me through every stupid fight we ever had, every 5:00 a.m. Christmas morning, every sleepy Sunday afternoon, through every speed bump. Every pang of jealousy or boredom or uncertainty that came our way, I carried that lesson with me. And I carried it with me when she got sick. Even then, in what can only be called the worst of times, all I could do was look at her and thank God, thank every god there is, or ever was, or will be, and the whole universe, and anyone else I can possibly thank that I saw that beautiful girl on that train platform, and that I had the guts to stand up, walk over to her, tap her on the shoulder, open my mouth, and speak.
- Ted: [Meeting The Mother for the first time] Excuse me. Hi.
- Tracy McConnell: Hi!
- Ted: I'm...
- Tracy McConnell: The best man.
- [puts her umbrella over Ted's head]
- Tracy McConnell: Yeah, get in here. Get in here. Get in here.
- Ted: Oh, thanks. Here, let me.
- [holds the umbrella]
- Tracy McConnell: Oh, okay. Thank you.
- Ted: Yeah. Great show tonight.
- Tracy McConnell: Oh, thank you!
- Ted: You're Cindy's ex-roommate, right?
- Tracy McConnell: Yeah, and you are the professor. I took one of your classes.
- Ted: Really? Which one?
- Tracy McConnell: Econ 305.
- Ted: Econ 305? I don't teach -
- [realizes she was among the students when Ted mistakenly started teaching the wrong class a few years ago]
- Ted: Oh, no.
- Tracy McConnell: Oh, yeah.
- Ted: Excuse me, I'm going to jump onto the tracks now.
- Tracy McConnell: No, no no no, don't. You were great. You were great.
- Ted: Wait a second, this is my umbrella. I left this umbrella at Cindy's. You totally stole my umbrella.
- Tracy McConnell: [laughs] What? No, I didn't! This is *my* umbrella. I bought this.
- Ted: Excuse me, it even has my initials on it. Right here.
- [points to handle]
- Ted: T.M. Ted Mosby.
- Tracy McConnell: Yeah, look again, Ted Mobsy, those are *my* initials. T.M. Tracy McConnell.
- Ted: Um, no, Tracy McConnell. It's T.M. Totally My umbrella.
- Tracy McConnell: Um, *you're* T.M. Terribly Mistaken, because this umbrella has always belongs to T.M. To Me.
- [laughs]
- Tracy McConnell: Although, I *did* lose it for a few years there. Um, so I went to this dance club on...
- Ted: On St. Patrick's Day.
- Tracy McConnell: On St. Patrick's Day.
- Ted: And you left it there.
- Tracy McConnell: And I left it there.
- Ted: And you never thought you'd see it again.
- Tracy McConnell: And I never thought I'd see it again. Funny how sometimes you just find things.
- Ted: Hi.
- Tracy McConnell: Hi.
- [crying while holding Elle, his newborn baby girl]
- Barney Stinson: You are the love of my life. Everything I have, and everything I am, is yours... Forever.
- Marshall Eriksen: WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU? How could you put us through that? That goodbye was emotionally devastating! A certain delicate flower cried all night in the shower.
- Lily Aldrin: And *I* was pretty bummed too!
- Lily Aldrin: I can't believe it. It's Ted Mosby's wedding day.
- Ted: Yes. After only 7 years and 2 kids. Guys, am I rushing into this?
- Barney Stinson: Shots? Before lunch on a Thursday? It's like you're trying to make bad decisions. You young ladies need to go home, put on some decent clothes, and take a good hard look at your lives. Get. Call your parents, they're probably worried sick.
- Marshall Eriksen: Hey Ted, ask me if the abominable snow man called.
- Ted: Has the abominable snow man called?
- Marshall Eriksen: Not Yeti.
- Robin Scherbatsky: I know I've missed a couple lately... but we said we'd always be there for the big moments.
- Young Penny: I like you, bus lady.
- Robin Scherbatsky: I like you too. Never call me that again.
- [Young Penny giggles]