(Clerk takes sip from his drink, Lily walks out of store)
EXT. (Ted moves some boxes which uncovers framed photo of Barney as "volunteer of the year", Ted puts boxes back to cover photo)
Ted: Let's start with this one. (scenes of Ericksen Thanksgiving dinner and Ted, Robin and Barney's Thanksgiving at the Lusty Leopard)
Future Ted VO: So that was Thanksgiving 2005. (tall Ericksens come in to the kitchen to greet Marshall and Lily)
Future Ted VO: A very big welcome. Cloud, Minnesota, promise. It is. Mrs. Ericksen: But the apron. Ted: Are you joking? The Ericksen family seven-layer salad.
Plan: A: Lily; Q: Who feels out of place with Marshall's family? A: the former's family; Q: Who do Marshall and Lily visit in Minnesota for Thanksgiving? A: the large, loud, and rambunctious family; Q: What does Lily dislike about Marshall's family? A: Barney; Q: Who is the Volunteer of the Year at a local soup kitchen? A: unethical acts; Q: What does Ted uncover at the soup kitchen? A: the charity; Q: What is Ted surprised to discover unethical acts taking place behind the scenes of? Summary: Marshall and Lily visit the former's family in Minnesota for Thanksgiving, but Lily feels out of place with the large, loud, and rambunctious family. Meanwhile, Robin and Ted are surprised to find Barney as the Volunteer of the Year at a local soup kitchen. Ted is even more surprised as he begins to uncover unethical acts taking place behind the scenes of the charity.