United Kingdom, April 16 -- Lainey Wilson has frozen her eggs.

The 33-year-old country singer has "dreams" of starting a family with her fiance, ex-NFL player Devlin "Duck" Hodges, so much so she made the egg retrieval process a "big priority" in her busy schedule.

She told PEOPLE: "I think the world and just people in general try to give you a timeline when things should be happening, and I'm just so thankful that I was given the opportunity to do the egg retrieval and that it was successful.

"I've focused on my career for so long, and I definitely have something to show for it with my music, but I have other dreams too.

"It [egg retrieval] was a decision I already made. I found a window in my schedule, and as soon as I got back from...