i'm almost positive that the op ordered the bikesdirect windsor wellington 1.0 road bike. In hindsight, he probably should have spent a little more money and gotten the wellington 2.0 or 3.0 or the gravity liberty 1. Those models upgrade to sora brifters or microshift brifters from the stem shifters. and 24 speed instead of 14. The good news is that the bikes frame probably isn't all that terrible. OP, you should simply ride the crap out of that bike now, or attempt to sell it someone locally for what you paid for it. At the very least, ride it enough to get an idea if it's the right size for you.

OP, your frame may in fact actually be a pretty decent frame but the fact is that what you will spend after the fact to upgrade it will be a lot more than if you bought a better bike to begin with. Forexample, a $299 wellington could be upgraded to sora brifters and carbon fork, but even if you scour the internet and get best possible prices, those two items alone will cost you about $250 and then you will also need to have the expertise and time to install them versus buying the wellington 3.0 which is only $130 more than the 1.0 but includes brifters and carbon fork.