DENVER -- Former POW Jessica Lynch is making plans to visit the family of her fiancé near Colorado Springs, Colo.

Lynch is hoping to visit with the family of U.S. Army Sgt. Ruben Contreras Jr. over Thanksgiving.

Her lawyer, Stephen Goodwin, said Sunday that she also hopes to do some sightseeing. The trip will be her first to Colorado.

Goodwin said Lynch and Contreras have a very serious relationship and have talked about a future together.

But he says they have not picked a date or location for a wedding.

He says her health will have to improve to make the Thanksgiving trip possible.

Contreras' mother, Lisa Latorre, told The Denver Post Sunday that she talks with Lynch frequently about the upcoming nuptials with her son.