Data transfer from Time Capsule to new Mac

I have a MBP which up until 7 days ago had Mountain Lion on it.  The week before that, i had major abdominal surgery and when i was in the hospital, i accidentally knocked a bottle of water over and it fried my MBP. I would not turn on after that.
I took the MBP to the Apple Store for it to be repaired, at a cost of about $800.  Meanwhile, i bought a new MBP.  Both computers are the same with 2.5Ghz intel processor Core i5.  As far as i know, the only difference is that the newer one has a 500GB HD and the older one has a 1 TB HD, and the older one ran Mountain Lion while the new one came with Mavericks.
I had the older computer backed up on a Time Capsule.   When i got the newer one, i turned it on and went through the set up process.  When asked at the beginning if i wanted to transfer stuff over from another computer or drive, i said 'ask me later' or something like that. I have never used Migration Assistant before and did not understand it well enough to use it.
I transferred the backed up data on Time Capsule to the new computer wirelessly.  It worked fine. When i got done,
the hard drive looked like the old one, same set, same files on the desk top, dock arranged the same way, same Safari bookmarks, and also, the same third party
programs and data, with one exception, but for the most part it was the same.
Since i set up the new computer, it has been having regular back ups onto Time Capsule.
Now, i have the older computer back, repaired.  The older computer no longer has Mountain Lion.  It has Mavericks OS 10.8.5.  The newer computer has OS 10.9.3.
I want to do the same thing i did a week ago in order to transfer the data to the older now repaired computer, but i can't remember what i did, i'd never transferred data from Time Capsule before.  I have not been in the best shape mentally, having been cut open with a 10 inch incision and pain pills.
All i know is that whatever i did,  it was very easy, i believe i used Time Machine to do it, and it transferred my third party programs with their data.  It did NOT involve using Migration Assistant.
I don't plan on using the newer computer. i plan to go back to using the older one which has the larger hard drive.
Both computers have the same user account names and login info.  I just want to replace what is currently on the older freshly repaired MBP with what is on the Time Capsule.
I am not sure if my question is very clear but i'm wondering if anyone can tell me how i can transfer the data from my Time Capsule to my older now repaired MBP without using Migration Assistant (which i think would not transfer my 3rd party stuff).  i just want to do what i did a week ago but can't remember what i did. I think i used Time Machine, i connected the computer and Time Capsule (or they were already connected wirelessly).
I did NOT choose Enter Time Machine. I think i went in to Time Machine Preferences and clicked on 'Select Disk.'  I think i selected a disk that has the name of my Airport connection and has the word Data on it.  Does that sound possible?
Does anyone know what i'm talking about from experience or other knowledge?  because i'm inexperienced with this process and am not very clear about what happened, but i know it didn't involve Migration Assistant and it didn't involve Time Machine > Enter Time Machine, because i have never seen those before today.
Whatever i did, it was so easy, just click on the disk i wanted to transfer data from and click some button that meant "ok" or "connect" or "transfer."  And then, just wait, and after some time, my computer was set up reflecting the back up from Time Capsule, including third party stuff.
Thanks for any help with this.
btw, in Time Machine now, under Select Disk > Back up disks, there are two boxes.  The first box says Backup Disks, and in that box is the name of my Airport connection, i.e. the Time Capsule i guess, and on the icon, it says Data.   In the second box, it says Available Disks, and in that box, it has an icon of a disk with the name of my Airport or Time Capsule and it has an icon of a Wifi symbol which has the name, Other Time Capsule.  Apparently that is an option to set up another Time Capsule not listed.  I wonder if i chose one of those icons and clicked "Use Disk", would that data be transferred to my now repaired computer?

(Sorry, after i posted this, i discovered it posted it in the wrong product forum, i guess when i typed in what i was interested in, it just took me to the Snow Leopard forum. i don't see a way to delete my post.  Maybe the answer will be the same?)

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