So, I know exactly how I’m going to get that trip to Scandinavia out of Husband now. We’re bookin’ the ICEHOTEL in Sweden.

You know about Husband’s and my temperature wars. (And, remember, apparently shivering causes the fat-burning fat –called brown fat — to grow.) Well, there will be no question about how many covers we’ll need for – or how much brown fat we’ll stimulate in –THIS bed. (Clearly, it is “bed theme month” at LBB.)

My friend, Amy, recently turned me on to this destination. It is a hotel – or rather a palace — built completely out of ice. And, you can stay there. In ice beds. And, sit on ice chairs. And, even take a tour of how they did it. Husband must be salivating at the thought at this very moment.

Side thought: Must. Buy. New. Wardrobe. (Darn.) Gorsuch, here I come. You think I’m sitting on an ice chair in cotton pants?

According to the ICEHOTEL’s Web site, as soon as winter begins, the building team (snowbuilders, architects, designers), who hail from all over, meet in Jukkasjärvi, the town that is home to the ICEHOTEL in Lapland, to create that year’s version. It takes between December 10 and 30 to construct.

(Even in Lapland, ice does melt. So, yes, they have to rebuild each year.)

Reindeer skins for doorways, an icebar that serves Absolut (naturally), and – check it out – ice art. And, view these images!

The ideal, even according to the ICEHOTEL proprietors, is to just stay one night in an ice room and stay in warmer hotel rooms the other nights. (Yes, they have regular rooms.) Husband and I might have to negotiate that one, if my marital history bears true.

They also suggest combining a trip to Stockholm with the ICEHOTEL experience. Don’t need to tell me twice. So, got plans for the holidays?