- Nick & Schmidt celebrate 10 years of being roommates. Nick's chore for the party is a porta-potty. Winston brings a football player to the bar, and Jess decides she wants to go out with him for a kiss. Cece gets a proposal.
- Schmidt announces it's his ten year anniversary of living with Nick. Jess points out the symbol for tin is SN -- like for Schmidt and Nick -- and asks if anyone else's mind is blown. That settles it, the theme for the party will be "Tinfinity."
Jess and Cece mock them and Jess admits she can't stop thinking about kissing Nick. Nick ruins it by coming in and eating a cupcake, getting frosting all over his mouth. Cece suggests Jess needs another man.
At the bar, Jess talks to a few, including a guy who hasn't washed his pants in 18 months, a guy who talks like a rapper but is wearing a sweater vest and a guy slathering on prescription lotion.
Nick freaks out when Winston walks in with a handsome tall dude. Nick recognizes him as Jax McTavish, the safety for San Francisco.
"Winston, does he think you're Omar Epps?" Schmidt asks. Winston interviewed him at the station and they hit it off.
"His hands are so big and warm, I want to fall asleep in them, like Thumbelina," Nick says.
Jess wants to be introduced, but all the guys laugh at her. She introduces herself.
Schmidt is deep into party planning at the bar, the theme is "masculine garden party." Nick wants to help plan, so Schmidt assigns him balloons and Porta-potties. Nick has an anxiety attack from the responsibility.
Cece and Shivrang prepare to head to the party, but first he tells her their moms have both approved. "So are we going to do this thing?" he asks. "Is that a proposal?" Cece wonders.
It is, but Cece always thought when she was being proposed to, she'd actually notice.
The garden party is a white tablecloth sit-down affair in a park, with tin centerpieces, candelabras and signs commemorating Nick and Schmidt's time together.
Winston is annoyed Jess invited Jax, because he wants him all to himself, but Jess is determined to get Jax's mouth on her mouth.
Nick shows Schmidt his contribution to the party: a Porta-potty he bought for $60. It's dirty and dilapidated and sad looking, but Schmidt says he's proud of Nick.
Now they have two, including Schmidt's "El Bano Presidente," a walk in bathroom trailer with multiple stalls.
Nick is offended and prepared to explain why they don't have balloons. But Schmidt says he didn't want them anyway.
Jess interrupts Winston's man flirting with Jax to start a flag football game.
He tags her out even though they're on the same team. Jax helps her get open to catch a pass, they leave arm and arm.
Nick gets annoyed when no one in line for the men's room will use his.
Jess asks what's really going on, then says it's nice to be around Jax because he talks about his feelings. Finally, she offers to use Nick's Porta-potty, and admires how "vintage" it is.
Schmidt micromanages the DJ, giving him instructions on when to play the toast music.
Jax plays catch with Jess, admitting he likes her a lot. She enjoys that he's talking about his feelings, until he gets choked up talking about her.
Schmidt gives Nick note cards for the toast he prepared for him. Nick wonders when Schmidt started to think he was better than him. Flash back to them be equal girl-less losers in college.
But then Schmidt got skinny and decided Nick was someone he needed to take care of. Schmidt thinks he just got his life together, but Nick seems to think the party is evidence to the contrary.
Jess finds Jax guzzling popcorn. They bond over their issues with spontaneous crying and are about to make out when Shivrang commandeers the microphone.
The DJ takes the cue and initiates the toast sequence. Schmidt is annoyed, since it was supposed to be for him and Nick.
Shivrang gets down on one knee and presents a ring. "Cece, do you want to do this thing?" he asks. She says yes.
Schmidt watches with horror as his confetti goes off and showers the couple. He runs off as the tin infinity symbol cake comes out.
Jax takes the microphone next to announce he's in love with Jess and says he thinks he met the girl he's going to marry and put a baby in.
Jess squirms. "We are not on the same page."
"I met my third wife!" Jax announces.
Nick follows Schmidt as he flees the party. They take a walk.
Jess congratulates Cece. Jax cries inconsolably in Winston's arms.
Nick takes Schmidt to the hot air balloon he rented. It's grounded, because it turns out you need propane. Nick didn't have time to do any research after all his work on the Porta-Potty. Nick offers his condolences on Cece.
"I know it sounds kind of cheesy, but I always thought I was going to be the man to bone Cece for the rest of her life," Schmidt says.
They enjoy the best friend moment.
Later, Jess and Winston join them in the balloon basket. Jess balks at drinking from the same bottle as Nick, even though he assures her it only had his mouth on it, saying she doesn't want to think about his mouth. She gets out and runs in no particular direction.
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