Sentence 1: My girlfriend and I went to the outer banks for Thanksgiving. 
 Sentence 3: It was a long drive 
 Sentence 4:  There was lots of traffic on the way 
 Sentence 5:  We still made it in time to celebrate with everyone 
 Option 1: We went to visit her family. 
 Option 2: We went to have a getaway alone with just each other.